Outlook: How to create a link for a specific email thread

In this tutorial, it introduces how to create a link for a specific email thread to an email in Web Outlook or Microsoft Outlook.

Note: The methods provided in the tutorial are operated in Outlook 2021, if you are in other versions, there may be some differences in steps.

Create a link for a specific email thread in web

Create a link for a specific email thread in Microsoft Outlook

Create a link for a specific email thread in web

To create a link for a specific email thread to an email in Outlook.com is very simple.

In the new message you created, select the email thread you want to add, then drag it to the body of the message until the “Drop message here” appears, leave the thread, then the email thread will be inserted as an attachment in the message.

Create a link for a specific email thread in Microsoft Outlook

If you are in Microsoft Outlook, please follow the below steps to insert an email thread.

1. Create a new email and click Insert > Outlook Item.
 

2. In the Insert Item window, choose the folder and the email item you want to insert, then you can specify the type of email (text or attachment) you insert. Then click OK.

Insert as text

Insert as attachment