Read attachments

When reading an email in the "Reading Pane" or message window, you can click the specified attachment below the subject to preview it directly.

Notes: When previewing an attachment in the "Reading Pane" or message window, you can click "Back to message" above the attachments to return to the message content.

When reading an email in the "Reading Pane" or message window, double-click the specified attachment to open it in its default program and then read it in depth.

If you need to prevent attachments from being previewed in the "Reading Pane" or message window, you can turn off the attachment preview. In addition, you can turn off the attachment preview for specific file types only.

1. Click "File" > "Options".

2. In the "Outlook Options" dialog, click "Trust Center" in the left bar, and then click the "Trust Center Settings" button.

3. In the "Trust Center" dialog, you can turn off or on the attachment preview as follows:

(1) To turn off the attachment preview for all types of attachments:
- Click "Attachment Handling" in the left bar.
- Tick the "Turn off Attachment Preview" option.

Tips: Clearing the "Turn off Attachment Preview" option will enable the attachment preview.

(2) To turn off the attachment preview for a specific file type only (e.g., Microsoft Visio drawings):
- Click "Attachment Handling" in the left bar.
- Click the "Attachment and Document Previewers" button.
- In the "File Previewing Options" dialog, uncheck the specified file type (e.g., "Microsoft Visio previewer") and click the "OK" button.

Tips: Ticking file types in the "File Previewing Options" dialog will enable previewing these types of attachments.

4. Click the "OK" buttons successively to save the settings.