Gmail and Outlook Help
Simple step-by-step guides for everyday Gmail and Outlook tasks, from unsending and recalling emails to changing your signature.
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Gmail
How to Unsend an Email in Gmail (Desktop, iPhone and Android)
Sent an email by mistake? Here’s how to unsend an email in Gmail on desktop and mobile, how to give yourself up to 30 seconds to undo, and what to do if it’s too late.
How to Add or Change Your Email Signature in Gmail
Step-by-step instructions to add, change or remove your email signature in Gmail on a computer, Android and iPhone, plus how to use different signatures.
Outlook
How to Recall an Email in Outlook (And When It Won’t Work)
Step-by-step instructions to recall or replace a sent email in the new Outlook, Outlook on the web and classic Outlook, plus why recalls fail and how to use Undo Send instead.
How to Add or Change Your Email Signature in Outlook
How to add, edit or change your email signature in the new Outlook, Outlook on the web, classic Outlook for Windows and the Outlook mobile app.
Gmail and Outlook can do a lot more than send and receive. These guides walk you through the settings people look for most, one step at a time.
Gmail vs. Outlook at a glance
| Task | Gmail | Outlook |
|---|---|---|
| Take back a sent email | Undo Send (up to 30 seconds) | Recall (work accounts, if unread) |
| Signature | Settings → General → Signature | Settings → Account → Signatures |
| Out-of-office reply | Settings → General → Vacation responder | Settings → Account → Automatic replies |
| Schedule an email | Arrow next to Send → Schedule send | Arrow next to Send → Schedule send |
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Email Templates and Examples
Ready-to-use email templates for job interviews, follow-ups, resignations, out-of-office replies, school and everyday work. Copy, edit, send.
Email Terms and Abbreviations
Plain-English meanings of common email terms and abbreviations, from CC, BCC and Re: to FYI, EOD, OOO and PFA.