Outlook: Get Past ‘Outlook is transmitting the message’

Posted by Mitch on Aug 15, 2009 under Office Tips | No Comment

So you sent a large message in Outlook, and it’s stuck in the Outbox. You may not have known how large the file was. Now you want to do something about it so that you can maybe rework the email. You can’t delete or stop it because when you do you get the message:

Outlook is transmitting the message

Here’s how to get around this problem:

1. Click File > Work Offline.

2. Right-click the time in the lower right corner and select Task Manager.

3. Under Processes, select outlook.exe. Click End Process.

4. Now you have two options.

• Delete the file from the Outbox.
• Drag the message from the Outbox to the Drafts folder so you can work on it later.

5. Go back to File and uncheck Work Offline.