Did you know that you can forward an email as an attachment in Outlook? It’s a great time-saving hack that stops you from forwarding several emails one at a time. The hack works on both Microsoft Outlook’s desktop client and web app but isn’t available in the Outlook mobile app for iOS or Android. Let’s get right into it. Here’s how to forward an email as an attachment in Outlook. Send an email as an attachment using Microsoft Outlook’s desktop clientYou can attach an email to either a new email or an email you’re replying to. Here’s how:
If you need to reply to an email with an email attached, follow these instructions:
Finally, if you want Outlook to attach an email to a new email every time you click Forward, you can change a setting to automate the process:
Send an email as an attachment using Microsoft Outlook’s web appIf you use Outlook’s web app, forwarding an email as an attachment works a little differently. The web app doesn’t have a clickable option for forwarding emails as attachments, but the drop-and-drag method works. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown:
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This article explains how to forward an email as an attachment in Outlook 2007 to 2019 and Outlook.com. It also explains how to set all forwarded emails to be sent as attachments by default in Outlook. There may be times when you want to forward an incoming email to someone as an attachment so that they know you haven't edited the message. Or you may want to attach an email to the message to send them a record of a conversation.
Any email you forward is attached as an EML file, which some email programs such as OS X Mail may display inline with all header lines. The steps to forward emails as attachments are the same in Outlook 2010 to 2019 including Outlook for Microsoft 365. Screenshots are from Outlook 2016, and any minor variations from this version are called out.
Older versions of Outlook have a slightly different process for forwarding emails as attachments. Screenshots are from Outlook 2007. Screens in 2003 may vary slightly, but the steps are the same.
The process for forwarding an email as an attachment is different from the Outlook desktop application. There isn't a specific option for forwarding as an attachment. However, you can send an email as an attachment on Outlook.com by following these steps.
You can set all forwarded emails to be sent as attachments as the default in Outlook.
Follow these steps to change the forwarding default option in Outlook 2007 and 2003.
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