# Question re Outlook Mail: Showing names of attachments in HTML format **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 26, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-outlook-mail-showing-names-of-attachments-in-html-format/465338 "2008-09-26T15:02:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-outlook-mail-showing-names-of-attachments-in-html-format/465338/1 "2008-09-26T15:02:53Z")
for the purposes of comprehensive file-keeping, I print out all of my e-mails and put the hard copy on my file. I’ve got an issue regarding attachments. If the e-mail is in one of the text formats, the attachment shows as an icon with the file name when I print it out. But, if it’s an html e-mail, the attachments are listed in an “attachments” field under the “subject” field, and when I print the e-mail, the attachments field doesn’t appear, so the hard copy doesn’t show the names of the attachments. since the point of printing it out is to have a hard copy showing who sent me files and when, this isn’t very helpful. I’ve poked around in the prefs, but I can’t find an option to print the attachments field - am I missing something? thanks ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-outlook-mail-showing-names-of-attachments-in-html-format/465338/2 "2008-09-26T15:20:21Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > for the purposes of comprehensive file-keeping, I print out all of my e-mails and put the hard copy on my file. I’ve got an issue regarding attachments. > > If the e-mail is in one of the text formats, the attachment shows as an icon with the file name when I print it out. > > But, if it’s an html e-mail, the attachments are listed in an “attachments” field under the “subject” field, and when I print the e-mail, the attachments field doesn’t appear, so the hard copy doesn’t show the names of the attachments. > > since the point of printing it out is to have a hard copy showing who sent me files and when, this isn’t very helpful. > > I’ve poked around in the prefs, but I can’t find an option to print the attachments field - am I missing something? > > thanks I don’t know what IE Mail is, but the same thing happens with me in outlook. This link looks a bit helpful: [http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook/Auto-Print.asp](http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook/Auto-Print.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-outlook-mail-showing-names-of-attachments-in-html-format/465338/3 "2008-09-26T20:14:09Z")
Outlook :smack: not IE mail :smack::smack: thanks, I’ll check out that link. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-outlook-mail-showing-names-of-attachments-in-html-format/465338/4 "2008-09-29T01:22:56Z")
hmm - that option in the link from **chrisk** requires spending cash. I was hoping for a preference or option within the program that I was missing. yes, I’m cheap. I’m okay with that. 🆒