Do not hit SEND unless you really, really, really mean to do so. Computers have made it incredibly easy to make monumental mistakes.
Earlier today I created two WORD documents. Great for double-checking for errors. I did a copy and paste into a standard email and sent out the first document to the first recipient. Went to send out a second email containing the second document. Guess what happened. Yup. Sent the first document to the second recipient instead of sending the second one. I'm still attempting to get in contact with the second recipient in hopes I can get him to delete my message without reading it. Oooooooooooooooh, man, this is a mess. I'm reminded of the episode of Seinfeld where Elaine sent out a homemade Christmas letter to everyone she knew with a picture of her included. Kramer finds her and asks if she really intended to send out a picture that showed a bit more of her lady parts than what she probably intended. That was funny. It's not nearly so funny in the real world of business.
I think we all want to know what was in the letter.
Guessing here...
Document A: Cost estimate for survey.
Document B: Cost estimate for survey with mark-ups.
I think if both people are using Microsoft Outlook, you can recall the message from your end if they have not read it yet. Open the e-mail and under the move ribbon, there is a button called "actions". Check it out.
imaudigger, post: 391686, member: 7286 wrote: I think if both people are using Microsoft Outlook, you can recall the message from your end if they have not read it yet. Open the e-mail and under the move ribbon, there is a button called "actions". Check it out.
Wow - thanks for that!
Warren Smith, post: 391693, member: 9900 wrote: Wow - thanks for that!
Test it out with someone outside your office to make sure it works. I do not have a lot of confidence.
Do not find that anywhere.
You should be able to recall if you set up your email account.
A few weeks ago, I did send some info and ?s by mistake using text to someone. Initially they thought the text was for them. After a few texts, I realized my mistake and they did also. We had a laugh or two about it since it happened.
this work on UNREAD messages.....
And only if the recipient is using outlook
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Imagine a message intended for very private viewing only being printed in a newspaper. No dollars and cents, if you don't count being sued for more than you will ever make in your remaining lifetime. Imagine a message discussing a delicate medical procedure you need accidentally being sent to "ALL". Imagine accidentally forwarding a sensitive message that you received to your mother-in-law who you know will have a coronary when she opens it. Imagine...............................
Do not hit SEND unless you are positive you are doing exactly what you are intending to do.
Email is not private. Do not use email for anything you do not want revealed to the world.
Use the phone, the conversation evaporates as soon as you hang up.
Sounds like Holy Cow, you NEED some Divine intervention.
Best all start praying that HC will not suffer from his Send debacle.
Agree, it's a bit scary.
Holy Cow, post: 391784, member: 50 wrote: Imagine a message intended for very private viewing only being printed in a newspaper. No dollars and cents, if you don't count being sued for more than you will ever make in your remaining lifetime. Imagine a message discussing a delicate medical procedure you need accidentally being sent to "ALL". Imagine accidentally forwarding a sensitive message that you received to your mother-in-law who you know will have a coronary when she opens it. Imagine...............................
Do not hit SEND unless you are positive you are doing exactly what you are intending to do.
Maybe you need a little dialog box that pops up like frequently does with the "delete" function in many programs..."Are you sure you want to send this message? Once set this message will be unavailable for recall" 😉
Holy Cow, post: 391678, member: 50 wrote: Oooooooooooooooh, man, this is a mess.
One went to the wife and the other to the "Mistress", eh?
For most of my life I have never said anything about anyone that I wouldn't say to their face. You can take that for literal value...
A few years ago I had several construction inspection contracts on airport work around the state. One of the FAA requirements was daily construction reports that were to be circulated on an email list that included 30 or 40 people.
One contractor had literally abandoned a job for a few months and then suddenly appeared again to start work. My daily report stated "with the help of Mary, Joseph and Jesus" work had once again started. An FAA engineer on the mailing list, one Sirijule Mahabariny, fired back a nasty email notifying me he was of the Hindu faith and didn't appreciate my remark concerning Christian reference. I calmly replied and acknowledged the fact I was indeed ignorant of his Hindu faith. I also asked him to supply me with the names of the appropriate Hindu deities to be praised in such circumstances and I would gladly include them in my next report.
I never heard another peep.
Warren Smith, post: 391693, member: 9900 wrote: Wow - thanks for that!
Yep- "recall message"
For those using Gmail, there is a setting for a sending delay... can't remember what Google actually calls it, but when I was using Gmail, it was a "Labs" feature. You could set the amount of time for delay before sending. When clicking the Send button, a yellow info box pops up at the top, counting down, with an undo link. I had mine set to 10 seconds and there were some times when I really, really appreciated having that feature.
I use the Gmail delayed setting at 20 seconds and love it.
Holy Cow, post: 391678, member: 50 wrote: Do not hit SEND unless you really, really, really mean to do so. Computers have made it incredibly easy to make monumental mistakes.
Earlier today I created two WORD documents. Great for double-checking for errors. I did a copy and paste into a standard email and sent out the first document to the first recipient. Went to send out a second email containing the second document. Guess what happened. Yup. Sent the first document to the second recipient instead of sending the second one. I'm still attempting to get in contact with the second recipient in hopes I can get him to delete my message without reading it. Oooooooooooooooh, man, this is a mess. I'm reminded of the episode of Seinfeld where Elaine sent out a homemade Christmas letter to everyone she knew with a picture of her included. Kramer finds her and asks if she really intended to send out a picture that showed a bit more of her lady parts than what she probably intended. That was funny. It's not nearly so funny in the real world of business.
If they haven't read the email yet and you're using Outlook, you can recall the message and they'll never miss it.
Open the message you want to recall. On the "message" tab, on the "move" panel, *click the bottom right icon and select "recall this message". Good luck!
[SARCASM]In the not-too-distant future email will be AI- assisted- you'll hit send and a voice like HAL on 2001 will say - "Holy, it seems that you are attempting to send a photo of what appears to be your p3nis to Mrs. Bertha Snodgrass and Rev. Klineschmidt. Are you sure you want to send this message?"[/SARCASM] :imp:
