How to Save a message as a file in Outlook

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.

Save a message as a file on your computer or in the cloud

1. Double-click to open the message you want to save, and on the File menu, click Save As.

   

2. 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.

   

3. In the File name box, type a name for the file.

4. In the Save as type list, accept the default type, or choose another file type in the list.