Attaching an email in Outlook for Windows

Explains how to attach one email to another in Outlook for Windows using Attach Item or by dragging the email into a new message.

Overview

This article provides step by step instructions for how to attach an email in Outlook to another email.

How-To

To attach an email in Outlook for Windows:

1. Create a message, or for an existing message, click Reply, Reply All, or Forward.
2. In the message window, on the Message tab, in the Include group, click Attach Item.
   
   
3. Click Outlook Item. Browse through your folder list to find the folder that contains the item that you want to attach. Under Items, click the item, and then click OK.
   
   

Tip:You can also select the email(s) from the inbox and click and drag onto your new email or reply to attach the email message.

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