As an Outlook user, have you ever received a message that had multiple attachments? If you have, you probably saved them one at a time, which works well enough when getting these kinds of messages is infrequent. But maybe you actually get lots of messages with multiple attachments, or occasional messages with lots of attachments, you might be interested to know that there is indeed a way to download and save multiple attachments at the same time. It’s actually easy to do, but the process differs slightly depending on whether you are using Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007. What follows are the steps for each version of Outlook. In order to prevent any confusion, there are separate instruction sets for each version of Outlook.
How to Save More than One Mail Attachment at Once in Outlook 2003
Follow these steps to save more than one mail attachment simultaneously when you’re using Outlook 2003.
- Open the message that contains the attachments.
- Next, click File. In the menu that appears, click Save Attachments.
- The Save All Attachments dialog box appears. In the Attachments list, one or more attachments that you want to save, then click OK.
- A standard file save dialog box appears. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the attachments. Click click OK to save them.
Saving Multiple Mail Attachments at a Time in Outlook 2007
Follow these steps to save more than one mail attachment simultaneously when working with Outlook 2007.
- Select and open the message that contains the attachments.
- Click Other Actions in the Actions panel of the Ribbon. Then click Save Attachments.
- When the Save All Attachments dialog box appears, find the Attachments list, one or more attachments that you want to save, then click OK.
- In the Save File dialog box that appears, navigate to the folder that you want to save the attachments in. Click click OK to save them.
That’s it. The attachments are now stored in the folder you chose. Hopefully you will find these procedures to be useful in your daily interactions with Outlook. And just so you know, there are a lot more tips where these came from.
The Living With Outlook website has an illustrated version of these multiple mail attachment procedures, not to mention literally hundreds more tips and tricks for making dealing with Outlook more pleasant. You’re invited to come and check out the site. Here’s a link to a good starting location for someone dealing with lots of email: http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-mail-tips.html
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