how to move my emails to my documents Solved

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Hello,
I have emails in my Gmail inbox that I would like to store in my documents to create folders by order of importance.
Copy/paste does not work.
The "save as" option does not work either; there is indeed a transfer but nothing in the email.
How can I do that??
Thanks in advance.

Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0

raijo1951 · Accepted Answer

You just need to forward the email with the "Forward as attachment" option (right-click) and once you’ve received the email, click on the paperclip and select the option "save attachments to ..." and choose "My documents" or whatever folder you want.

Jopic · Answer

To save an email from "Windows Mail" to a folder, simply open it (double-click on the email) In the message window, go to "File" and select "Save As" to "My folder".

darkkrone · Answer

Hi, there’s another method: you select the text of your email, right-click to copy it, and then paste it into WordPad, for example.
Then you can save it wherever you want in whatever format you want.
It's a bit long, but hey...

Eminence · Answer

Hello,
I had the same issue with Free's Zimbra; I resolved it by asking to print my email and selecting the "PDF Creator" printer option. I get a PDF file that I can save in my documents or even on an external hard drive.
Best regards

francois · Answer

I found a trick: I print the email, then scan it and save it in my documents as a PDF.

pata60 · Answer

Hello,

so here is a real solution that works (validated and successfully tested):

1. download the PDF Creator software here:
https://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/download

2. install the software
(at the final stage, it takes a long time, you need to be patient. No, it hasn't crashed...)

3. in Gmail: enter an email, click on the little printer icon at the top right ("Print All", above the "Reply" button and the dropdown menu where you find the "Forward" function)
(this opens a new page topped by a small "Print" window)

4. in the small "Print" window: in front of "Name" (of the printer), select "PDFCreator" instead of your printer's name and click "OK".
(a progress bar indicates that the PDF creation is in progress, then a "pdfforge" window opens)

5. in the "pdfforge" window, click on "Save" (at the bottom right)
(this opens a "Select Destination" window)

6. in the "Select Destination" window: assign the desired name to the file and specify the desired directory for saving on your computer + click "Save".
(this opens the PDF Architect software)

7. close the windows and the software without touching anything.

8. your email is now available as a PDF in the location where you saved it.

And there you go!

pata60

Danielle · Answer

If you have an Android tablet, open the email. In the menu at the bottom left of the screen, select "Save email." It will go into "My files," and in the list, find "Saved mail."
Then, simply connect the tablet to the PC and copy-paste into the chosen file.

cyrano38 · Answer

Hello,
I'm responding a bit late, but I just registered on CCM. And my response might be useful for other participants using WINDOWS 10 and MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 2016. The protocol I'm proposing here doesn't seem to work with 2003 or 2007.

Let's get back to your question
First, there's the option to archive. But personally, I find that cumbersome, maybe due to a lack of experience.

However, here's what I do to keep emails that interest me in my personal documents:

1- I create a folder. For example, "SAVED EMAILS" on my desktop (but it can obviously be elsewhere)
2- I open Outlook 2016.
3- I right-click on the unopened email (= as it appears in my inbox) that I want to transfer to my desktop
4- in the menu that appears, I click on COPY
5- I PASTE into my folder "SAVED EMAILS"

The email is placed in the folder, and I can create thematic subfolders containing my received emails.
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