How to Undo in Gmail

I am human.

I make mistakes, I fumble … heck I even mess up my email subject line sometimes.

Let’s first take a look at the “Undo” and “Redo” features found within Gmail’s editor.

Undo/redo Feature

This is as simple as it gets!

Just like with any text editor software, there are “Undo” and “Redo” buttons in Gmail as well.👇

Please note that these options are currently only available on Gmail Desktop. (Or Gmail Web, not Mobile) 😐

They do the same thing as Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y?

Yep!

Correct …

Case closed!

How About Unsend (How To Undo A Sent Email?)

First, go to “Settings“

Then “See All Settings“

Scroll down a bit and you’ll see an option called “Undo Send“

Under this, you’ll see “Send Cancellation Period“.

Hold on 30 Seconds?

That’s it? 😓

Gmail only allows you to do that for up to 30 Seconds max.

Why?

Think about it!

You send an email, and the recipient sees it …

Then you remove it? 👀

I see … 🤔

Anyway, after setting it to 30 Sec, don’t forget to scroll down and hit “Save Changes“.

You’re all set! 🥳

Now try and send a sample email.

What do you see?

I see this …

Perfect!

That will stay there for about 30 Seconds …

Congrats, you have successfully enabled undo in Gmail. 🤝

Read: How to Indent on Gmail

• Go to “Settings” > “All Settings“
• Under “Undo Send“ find “Send Cancellation Period“
• Set the time to 30 Sec
• Done!