Saving email as html and changing default setting

[frustrated worker]

I normally save messages as an html document in previous Outlook. Upgraded
to Outlook 2007, and I just recently found that in Outlook 2007 my messages
supposedly "saved as" htmls, instead saved as (created) a file folder
containing metadata, etc. , and no copy of the message in the newly created
item.
1. Why is it doing that?

Now I am trying to save everything under the option "Text Only"
2. Is there any way to default this 'save as' option, rather than changing
it every few seconds when I save a message?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

frustrated worker wrote on Tue, 30 December 2008 12:08

I normally save messages as an html document in previous Outlook. Upgraded
to Outlook 2007, and I just recently found that in Outlook 2007 my messages
supposedly "saved as" htmls, instead saved as (created) a file folder
containing metadata, etc. , and no copy of the message in the newly created
item.
1. Why is it doing that?

Now I am trying to save everything under the option "Text Only"
2. Is there any way to default this 'save as' option, rather than changing
it every few seconds when I save a message?

1. no idea why, other than its how it works. It's almost impossible to break the link with the folders.

2. No. There are tools you can use to save messages as plain text or html (but i'm not sure if the html includes the folders). See http://www.slipstick.com/addins/housekeeping.asp for tools. You can also use VBA.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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