Save a message as a file - Outlook
Save a message as a file
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Outlook gives you several options for saving an email message. A message that you receive, for example, can be saved as a file on your computer or in another folder in Outlook. A message you're composing can be saved as a draft and finished later.
Tip: Do you want to save an email message as a PDF file? In Windows 10, use the Print command to print your message to a PDF. For more instructions or for other versions of Windows, see Save a message as a PDF file.
Save a message as a file on your computer or in the cloud
Double-click to open the message you want to save, and on the File menu, click Save As.
In the Save as dialog box, in the Folder pane, choose a folder, and then the location in that selected folder where you want to save the file.
In the File name box, type a name for the file.
In the Save as type list, accept the default type, or choose another file type in the list.
What would you like to do?
Save a message as a PDF file
Save a message to another Outlook folder
Save a message as a Word document
Save a message as a template
Change the default file format for saving messages
Save a message as a file
Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2019 Outlook 2016 Outlook 2013 Outlook 2010 Outlook 2007
Outlook gives you several options for saving an email message. A message that you receive, for example, can be saved as a file on your computer or in another folder in Outlook. A message you're composing can be saved as a draft and finished later.
Tip: Do you want to save an email message as a PDF file? In Windows 10, use the Print command to print your message to a PDF. For more instructions or for other versions of Windows, see Save a message as a PDF file.
Save a message as a file on your computer or in the cloud
Double-click to open the message you want to save, and on the File menu, click Save As.
In the Save as dialog box, in the Folder pane, choose a folder, and then the location in that selected folder where you want to save the file.
In the File name box, type a name for the file.
In the Save as type list, accept the default type, or choose another file type in the list.
What would you like to do?
Save a message as a PDF file
Save a message to another Outlook folder
Save a message as a Word document
Save a message as a template
Change the default file format for saving messages
Save a draft of a message that you want to finish later
Change the time interval or location for saving drafts
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Change the time interval or location for saving drafts
