Guide to Saving a M365 Email Message as a File on your Computer

1. Open your computer’s Outlook desktop app. 
2. Double-click to open the message you want to save, and on the File menu, click Save As.

3. In the Save as dialog box, in the Folder pane, choose a folder, and then the location in that selected folder where you want to save the file.

4. In the File name box, type a name for the file.
5. In the Save as type list, accept the default type, and click Save.

Alternatively, you can use the click and drag method:

1. Simply click and hold on the email message in the Inbox column.
2. Drag and release on the Desktop or within an open folder.
3. The message will appear as a file with the subject as the file name.