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How to Save an Email as a PDF?

Open the email, use Print, and choose a PDF printer (Save as PDF / Microsoft Print to PDF / Save as PDF in the print dialog) instead of a real printer. That writes a PDF file. You don't need to forward the message to yourself.

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Outlook (desktop / Microsoft 365)

  1. Open the message.
  2. File → Print, or Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on Mac Outlook).
  3. Printer: Microsoft Print to PDF (Windows) or Save as PDF (Mac).
  4. Print/Save and pick a folder.

Outlook on the web: Open the message → ⋯ → Print → in the browser print dialog, destination Save as PDF.

Gmail (browser)

  1. Open the thread.
  2. ⋮ → Print, or Ctrl+P / Cmd+P.
  3. Destination Save as PDF (Chrome/Edge).

Apple Mail: Open the message → File → Export as PDF, or Print → PDF → Save as PDF.

Attachments: print-to-PDF usually captures the message body, not every attached file as pages inside that PDF. Save attachments separately if you need those files too.

Long threads: Print often includes the open conversation. Expand or choose "this message only" if your client offers it, so you don't get a 40-page PDF of quotes.

Parent-topic searches often say Outlook; the same print-to-PDF trick is what Gmail and Mail are doing under a different menu name.

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How do you save an Outlook email as a PDF on Windows?

Open the message, press Ctrl+P, set the printer to Microsoft Print to PDF, then save the file.

Can you save a Gmail message as a PDF?

Yes. Open it, Print (or Ctrl/Cmd+P), and set the destination to Save as PDF in Chrome or Edge.

Does the PDF include attachments?

Usually not as extra pages. Save attachments on their own if you need those files too.

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