To save an Outlook email as a PDF is not always easy. Here in this post, we’ll talk about how to quickly save an Outlook email as a PDF for archival purposes.
How to Save an Outlook Email as a PDF on Windows
Data Extraction Kit for Outlook
If you are running Windows OS, this software can be considered a superb desktop product to extract data in your Outlook account. It can easily convert emails from Outlook Profile or PST files to EML, MSG, TXT message files. The software is now available on Windows 10, 8, 7, and XP. No more waiting! Let’s have a look at how to save an Outlook email as a PDF:
Step 1: Download and install the program on your Windows devices;
Step 2: Tick Custom export format in Output Format;
Step 3: Next, choose PDF-Adobe Acrobat in the Email drop-down menu;
Step 4: After changing the relevant settings, click Outlook or PST file to select the source.
The reason to put this solution first is that this software can convert Outlook emails to PDFs with attachments and hyperlinks contained. When you click "Outlook" or "PST file", the program will automatically convert Outlook emails to PDFs without printing. Add to this, if you are a registered user, you can even convert multiple emails to PDFs in the meantime.
Microsoft Print to PDF Printer
If you are reluctant to download any third-party program, turn to the default Microsoft Print to PDF printer to save an email as a PDF. Before everything else, make sure you are using Outlook 2007 and later versions. If yes, keep reading the following paragraphs:
Step 1: Open an email in Outlook that you want to convert;
Step 2: Click on the Print button on the File tab;
Step 3: Select Microsoft Print to PDF in the Printer drop-down menu;
Step 4: Hit the Print button to start converting this email into a PDF document.
There is another method to save an Outlook email as a PDF. That is to output your emails as HTML files, and then use a third-party PDF program such as SwifDoo PDF to convert HTML files into PDFs. However, this method is somewhat cumbersome, and hence it is less recommended.
How to Save an Outlook Email as a PDF on Mac/iPhone/iPad
Mac
For macOS users who need to save an Outlook email to a PDF, "Save as" seems to be a good solution:
Step 1: Launch Outlook and open the email you need to convert;
Step 2: Choose File in the main menu and then click on the Print button;
Step 3: Select Save as PDF in the drop-down menu;
Step 4: Rename the newly created PDF file, specify where to store this document, and click Save to convert this Outlook email as a PDF successfully.
iPad and iPhone
For mobile users, things get much easier to save Outlook emails as PDFs if you have downloaded the Microsoft Outlook on your desktop:
Step 1: Launch the Outlook app on your mobile devices, and then open a message that needs a conversion;
Step 2: Click More (shown as a three-dot icon) on your top right, and choose Print Conversation in the drop-down menu;
Step 3: Zoom out the thumbnails of your email within the Printer Options window, and then choose More Options on the bottom left corner;
Step 4: The last step is to navigate to Save to Files. Then save the emails to a specific folder. That’s all.
This method applies to Gmail and other similar products. Therefore, if you have other apps on your mobile devices besides Outlook, please refer to the guide above. For Android users, the process has no considerable difference. If you wonder how to convert your important emails on Android devices, read the post below.
If you are a user of Android devices who needs to save an Outlook email as a PDF, follow the same steps listed above.
How to Export Outlook Emails to PDFs Online
Since you work with PC regularly, saving an email as a PDF online seems to be the most straightforward way. Here we go:
Step 1: Log in Outlook with your account, and click on Inbox to open a message;
Step 2: Hit the More Options (presented as a three-dot icon) to choose Print;
Step 3: In the Print windows, change the destination folder, page layout, pages to print, or color if necessary;
Step 4: Select Save to output this message as a PDF.
Although the steps above aim to solve how to save an email as a PDF from an Outlook account, you can follow the steps to convert your emails from Gmail or Yahoo to PDFs as they share a similar process.
Final Thoughts
In a word, most email service providers have provided inlets with Microsoft Print to PDF to make the email-to-PDF conversion more effortless than ever before. It is noteworthy that if users need to convert multiple emails as PDFs simultaneously, Data Extraction Kit for Outlook proves to be a helpful desktop program on Windows.