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How to attach an email as an attachment file in another email in Outlook?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2025-04-03

If one email with important information you need to share with others, you can attach it as an attachment file for sending to the recipients. Actually, you can quickly achieve it with the build-in function in Outlook.

Attach an email as attachment file in another email with forwarding as attachment


Attach an email as attachment file in another email with forwarding as attachment

The Forward as Attachment feature of Outlook can help you quickly attach an email as attachment file in a new email. Please do as follows.

1. Select an email you will attach as file in a new email, then click "Home" > "More" > "Forward as Attachment". See screenshot:

the screenshot of step 1 about attaching an email as attachment file in another email with forwarding as attachment

2. Then an email is created with the selected email attaching in the "Attached" field as below screenshot. Please change the email subject, select the recipients, compose the email body and then send it.

the screenshot of step 2 about attaching an email as attachment file in another email with forwarding as attachment

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