Open the message that you want to recall. You must double-click to open the message. Selecting the message so it appears in the reading pane won't allow you to recall the message. If you have the Classic Ribbon, from the Message tab, select Actions > Recall This Message.

Open the original message with voting buttons that you sent. This message is usually located in the Sent Items folder. On the Message tab, in the Show group, click Tracking. Note: Tracking doesn't appear until at least one recipient of the email message has replied with his or her vote.

After you send an email message, you might want to find that email and resend it or forward it to someone else. Outlook stores your messages in the Sent Items folder. If you don't see the Sent Items folder, you may need to change your Outlook settings.

If you're using the Microsoft Outlook app or Outlook.com, and if you and your recipients are all on Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft 365 and in the same organization, you can recall or replace an email message that you sent. If you're using the new Outlook, learn about recalling messages here.

Create a task. Many people keep to-do lists—on paper, in a spreadsheet, or with a combination of paper and electronic methods. In Outlook, you can combine various lists into one, get reminders, and track task progress. Open Outlook, and on the Home tab, in the New group, choose New Items.

Use the Contact Suggestions List and Recent People suggestions for new Outlook. As you begin to type a name in a To, Cc, or Bcc box, the Contact Suggestions List shows up to five matching names or addresses. If you type a " b " character in one of the recipient fields, for example, the list presents suggested matches.

You can create an instant, real time poll in seconds within an email message. In the body of your Outlook email, add questions and options for single or multiple answers. Once you send the message, recipients vote directly in email or click on a handy included link and vote in a browser window.

Create an email message template. Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2021 Outlook 2019 Outlook 2016. Use email templates to send messages that include information that infrequently changes from message to message. Compose and save a message as a template, and then reuse it when you want it.

Use a contact group (formerly called a “distribution list”) to send an email to multiple people—a project team, a committee, or even just a group of friends—without having to add each name each time you want to send them an email message. A contact group is stored in your contacts folder.

If you want to encrypt a message that doesn't meet a pre-defined rule or your admin hasn't set up any rules, you can apply a variety of different encryption rules before you send the message. To send an encrypted message from Outlook 2016, select Options > Permissions, then select the protection option you need.