How to Forward an Email as an Actual Attachment
There may be times when you want to forward an incoming email to someone as an attachment so that they know you haven’t edited the message. Or you may want to attach an email to the message to send them a record of a conversation.
For Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and Outlook for Microsoft 365
The steps to forward emails as attachments are the same in Outlook 2010 to 2019 including Outlook for Microsoft 365. Screenshots are from Outlook 2016, and any minor variations from this version are called out.
For Outlook 2007 and 2003
Older versions of Outlook have a slightly different process for forwarding emails as attachments. Screenshots are from Outlook 2007. Screens in 2003 may vary slightly, but the steps are the same.
For Outlook.com
The process for forwarding an email as an attachment is different from the Outlook desktop application. There isn’t a specific option for forwarding as an attachment. However, you can send an email as an attachment on Outlook.com by following these steps.
Set Up Outlook to Automatically Forward Emails as Attachments
You can set all forwarded emails to be sent as attachments as the default in Outlook.
For Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010; and Outlook for Microsoft 365
For Outlook 2007 and 2003
Follow these steps to change the forwarding default option in Outlook 2007 and 2003.
