We often have to ask users to send us emails as attachments, mostly so that we can check the email headers of a given email, and it’s useful to keep the source email intact. We’ve covered how to get hold of the email headers before, but here’s a quick guide on how to send an email as an attachment.

Here are instructions for both Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003

Outlook 2007

1) Create a new blank email as you would normally

New Message

2) Click the Attach Item toolbar icon. It may appear as a large icon or a small icon, depending on the size of your email window.

Large icon

Small icon

3) Choose the email you want to attach and click Ok.

Attach item window

4) You will see the email added to the email window as an attachment.

An attached email

Outlook 2003

1) Create a new blank email as you would normally

New message

2) Click the drop down arrow next to the paperclip icon on the toolbar. Choose Item from the drop down list.

Drop down list

3) Choose the email you want to attach and click Ok.

Attach item window

4) You will see the email added to the email window as an attachment.

An attached email