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title: "MS Outlook - Save Email As A File"
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# MS Outlook - Save Email As A File

# How to save an email message as a file

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]
> 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.

## 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**. ![Select the File menu, then Save As.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4662144b-ab1f-4796-8b7b-e9f9c609894f/Images/Documentation/aef0d9eb-c672-4305-bbf0-ed55add84eba.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-05T02%3A28%3A13Z&se=2026-11-05T03%3A28%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=F3l9dd25LX4W%2BJKkwu537s3yLfjEqRscih3uqiE3VmI%3D)
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. ![You can save an existing email message as a file.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4662144b-ab1f-4796-8b7b-e9f9c609894f/Images/Documentation/aac3d1b9-7a88-471b-9944-36d4b1af0949.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-05T02%3A28%3A13Z&se=2026-11-05T03%3A28%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=F3l9dd25LX4W%2BJKkwu537s3yLfjEqRscih3uqiE3VmI%3D)
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.