Outlook: Saving Email as a File

Outlook allows users to save emails for reference. For example if the inbox is getting full, emails can be saved to areas such as OneDrive or T:drive to reference later.

View your Microsoft 365 Email - Save an Email as a File instructions in this brief video or take a look at the step by step instructions below.

To save an email:

  1. Select the email to be saved
  2. Select File

Select Message

Select Save As to save the email as an email formatted file or select Save As PDF to save the email as a PDF.

Select Save or Save As

In the Save As options,

  1. Select the location to save the email
  2. Review and update (if desired) the file name
  3. Select Save.

Save As Options