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Outlook Express Tips for Saving Messages, Attachments and Content

Do you want to save the background sound of an email you received to your disk? Or store a message as plain text? Find out how to save messages, attached files and message parts (such as background images or sounds) in Outlook Express with these tips.

How to Save Attachments from the Menu with Outlook Express

Get attached files out of Outlook Express and onto your Desktop (or into any other folder).

Save a Message as Text with Outlook Express

Export the text from a message's body to a plain text file with Outlook Express.

How to Save Background Sound from Emails in Outlook Express

Get the music out of emails you have received in Outlook Express and save it to your disk.

How to Delete an Attachment from Received Mail in Outlook Express

Do you want to keep an email but not its bulky attachments? Here's how to detach files from emails you have received in Outlook Express.

Save an Embedded Image with Outlook Express

Save inline images from emails and newsletters with Outlook Express.

Save Attachments via Drag And Drop in Outlook Express

Drag attachments out of their message in Outlook Express and into their final destination.
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