How to save multiple selected emails as MSG files in bulk in Outlook?

It is easy to save an email as a MSG file in Outlook. How can you save multiple selected emails as individual MSG files in bulk in Outlook? This article will show you a method to achieve it.

Save multiple selected emails as MSG files with VBA code

Save multiple selected emails as MSG files with VBA code

The following VBA code can help you save multiple selected emails as individual MSG files in bulk in Outlook. Please do as follows.

1. Select the emails you want to save as MSG files. Then press the Alt + F11 keys simultaneously to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module, and then copy below VBA code into the Module window.

VBA code: Save multiple selected emails as individual MSG files in Outlook

Public Sub SaveMessageAsMsg()
'Update by Extendoffice 2018/3/5
Dim xMail As Outlook.MailItem
Dim xObjItem As Object
Dim xPath As String
Dim xDtDate As Date
Dim xName, xFileName As String
On Error Resume Next
Set xShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set xFolder = xShell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Select a folder:", 0, strStartingFolder)
If Not TypeName(xFolder) = "Nothing" Then
    Set xFolderItem = xFolder.self
    xFileName = xFolderItem.Path & "\"
Else
    xFileName = ""
    Exit Sub
End If
For Each xObjItem In Outlook.ActiveExplorer.Selection
    If xObjItem.Class = olMail Then
        Set xMail = xObjItem
        xName = xMail.Subject
        xDtDate = xMail.ReceivedTime
        xName = Format(xDtDate, "yyyymmdd", vbUseSystemDayOfWeek, _
          vbUseSystem) & Format(xDtDate, "-hhnnss", _
          vbUseSystemDayOfWeek, vbUseSystem) & "-" & xName & ".msg"
        xPath = xFileName + xName
        xMail.SaveAs xPath, olMSG
    End If
Next
End Sub