# Convert Emails to Word?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-emails-to-word/288165>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 3, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-emails-to-word/288165 "2005-02-03T13:58:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-emails-to-word/288165/1 "2005-02-03T13:58:41Z")

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Is there an easy way to save an email as a Word Document? There’s always cut and paste, but…is there a better way? Can it be “exported”, perhaps, into Word?

- Jinx

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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-emails-to-word/288165/2 "2005-02-03T14:28:34Z")

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In Outlook, all messages can be saved as “Text only” format (File \> Save As…), which could then be opened in Word and saved again as a Word document. A little bit round the houses, but you do get the From/To/Sent/Subject information that you wouldn’t if you cut and paste the text.

I can’t speak for other email clients…

Grim