Thank you for your reply. Electrum shows the amount received in the balance, but then (-'amount' btc pending) next to it at the bottom, and if i try to send again, it says "insufficient funds".

im sure i pressed send and not preview. I wasnt aware that I didnt have enough fees, I was under the impression electrum sets the fees automatically as long as i dont change the amount in the settings. is there any way to pay the additional amount in fees?