Forwarding e-mails as Attachments
There are different ways to forward a mail as an attachment depending on what e-mail program you are using. The attached File can be in the .msg or .eml format.
Please follow the respective instructions for your e-mail program:
Outlook offers several options to forward an email as an attachment, depending on its version.
Via the menu band
- Double-click the e-mail you would like to forward.
- Click the button with the three dots at the top right and select "Forward as Attachment".
- A window will open with a new e-mail draft. The attached e-mail can be seen as an "Outlook item". After choosing a recipient and adjusting the subject if needed, the e-mail can be sent.
By Drag-and-Drop
- Compose a new e-mail
- Drag the e-mail, which you want to forward from your inbox, into the text field of the new e-mail.
Via the respond options
- Double-click the e-mail you would like to forward.
- Select the Button "More" and click "Forward as Attachment".
- A new window opens and you can see the selected mail under "Attached" as attachment. After adding the recipient and, if necessary, changing the subject, you can send your e-mail.
- Open the Outlook Web App and sign in
- Select the e-mail you would like to forward and select "New mail" or directly "Forward".
- Now, drag the e-mail you would like to forward into the editing window. The e-mail now appears as an attached file. Finally, you enter the recipients and send the e-mail.
- Open Thunderbird and right-click the e-mail you would like to forward.
- Select "Forward as" and choose "Attachment".
- A new window opens and you can see that your email has been attached. After adding the recipient, and if necessary changing the subject, you can send your email.
