How To Attach An Email To An Email

Attachments Help Share Information

Attachments are a powerful feature because they allow you to share additional information with an individual or an entire group at once. When we think about attachments, we usually think about documents or images. However, there are certain times when it’s much easier to attach another email to an email for someone.

Sometimes, forwarding a message as an attachment allows you to share detailed information with another coworker or friend. Also, attaching messages allows you to share an entire chain of emails with a new recipient, not just a single correspondence. Sharing all of this information as an attachment can save you time but also give someone else all the data they need.

How To Attach An Email To An Email

Most of us know how to email a Google doc to another person. However, many of us don’t know how to send another message to someone. There are lots of times when it’s easier to just send an attachment to someone else, especially if it’s something you’d like to delegate or share so the other person has all the information they need to deal with what’s in the message.

Unfortunately, the methods for attaching items to a new message aren’t the same across every mail provider, so you need to know how to attach an email to an email based on the client you use.

How to attach an email in Gmail

In Gmail, you can attach messages as .eml files without even downloading them to your device. However, because of the Gmail attachment size limit, any attachments over 25MB will be attached as a Google Drive file.

There are also different ways of attaching emails, depending on if you’re using Gmail via the web or mobile app.

How to attach via the web

On the web, you can both forward a message as an attachment and reply to a message with an attached email.

To forward a message as an attachment:

1. Open your Gmail inbox via your preferred web browser.
2. Select the messages you want to share with someone.
3. Choose More → Forward as an Attachment.
4. Add the recipients you want into To, CC, and/or BCC.
5. Add a subject line and anything else needed into the message’s body.
6. Once everything is set up, press Send.

To reply and attach emails in Gmail:

1. Open your Gmail inbox.
2. Open the item you want to respond to and select Reply.
3. At the top right, click the Pop Out Icon. This will move the message into a small box and allow you to still navigate your inbox.
4. From the inbox, find the message you want to add as an attachment.
5. Drag it into the Pop Out box to attach.
6. Once everything is set up, press Send.

How to attach via the mobile app

Sadly, there’s no way to directly attach emails in Gmail mobile app. However, you can use the Print to PDF function.

To attach emails this way, simply:

1. Open the Gmail app on your device.
2. Find the email you want to be attached and click to open it.
3. Tap on the three dots menu in the upper right.
4. Select Print, then choose PDF.
5. Once the file downloads to your device, navigate back to your inbox.
6. Press Compose to make a new message.
7. Click Attach at the upper right.
8. Select the file you just saved.
9. Finish composing the email, then press Send.

How to attach an email to an email in Outlook

There are a few different ways to attach emails in Outlook, depending on which version of Outlook you use. You’ll need to first determine whether you want to attach email in Outlook web app, Outlook 365, or Outlook mobile app.

However, due to the Outlook attachment size limit, you won’t be able to attach any emails over 20MB to a new message.

How to attach in Outlook Web App

Like Gmail, the web app offers two ways to attach email in Outlook. You can either drag to attach a message or copy + paste a message.

To drag to attach an email:

1. Open your Outlook inbox.
2. Create a new message or open an email to reply to.
3. Click to open the message in a new window and position the browser windows so you can both see the inbox and the message you want to send.
4. Find the message you want to be attached and drag it into your new message.
5. Once it is attached, finish the email and send it.

To copy and paste emails in an email:

1. Open your Outlook inbox.
2. From your inbox, select the message you want to attach.
3. Press Ctrl + C to copy the message.
4. Now, start a new mail or select one to reply to.
5. Once the new mail is open, press Ctrl + V to attach the message you copied.

How to attach in Outlook 365

If you use Outlook 365, you can use the same drag-and-attach method for attaching emails to a new message.

To do this:

1. Open your Outlook inbox.
2. Create a new message or open an email to reply to.
3. Click to open the message in a new window and position the browser windows so you can both see the inbox and the message you want to send.
4. Find the message you want to attach and drag it into your new mail.
5. Once the message is attached, finish the email and send.

How to attach in Outlook mobile app

Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to attach emails to another message in the Outlook mobile app. Instead, you will need to access Outlook from your computer.

How to attach an email in Yahoo

Unfortunately, Yahoo doesn’t offer an easy method for attaching messages as some of the other mail clients do. However, for both Yahoo on the web and the Yahoo mobile app, check the steps to follow below.

How to attach in Yahoo Web

1. Open the email you want to be attached.
2. Click the dots in the upper right, then select View Raw Message.
3. Highlight the entire message, then press Ctrl + C to copy it.
4. Open a word processor, press Ctrl + V to paste the email.
5. Save the file as a .eml file.
6. Go back to your inbox and start a new mail.
7. Press Attach File in the lower left, then select the file you just created.
8. Finish the message and press Send.

How to attach in Yahoo mobile app

1. Open the message you want to attach.
2. Click More in the lower right side of the inbox.
3. Choose Print, then print to a PDF.
4. Go back to the inbox and compose a new message.
5. Click Attach File in the lower opinions.
6. Choose the file you just saved.
7. Finish the message and press Send.

Attaching Emails In Apple Mail Client (on Mac and on iPhone)

In Apple Mail, there is no easy way to attach an email to an email on iPhone or your Mac. Instead, all you can really do in Apple Mail is forward emails to someone else to share them.