A Step by Step Guide to Extract Images from Outlook Emails

Sometimes you receive emails holding images in your MS Outlook account. These images are often inline-embedded within the email body,making them difficult to save. Many of you want to extract these images to save locallyso that you can quickly access them. As per the version of MS Outlook,there are some differences in steps to extract images. Let's see these steps. An update ensures that the tool maintains the original folder structure,so images from your 'Sent' folder stay separate from 'Inbox' images during extraction. The updated version provides a feature 'Mail Filter' option,allowing users to extract images specifically from a date range rather than entire mailbox.

Extracting Images from Outlook 2007 or Previous versions

There is no direct way to save images,in Outlook previous versions. You may need to work on more than one option to find out the solution for it.

  • Open the targeted mail and copy and paste the image in a photo editing program such as Paint or Photoshop,then save the image using the "Save As" option from the file menu of the photo editor.
  • There is one more option. Save your mail using the web browser. For this,open the targeted email,choose Other Actions and then select "View in Browser" option.

Instant Method to Extract Images from Outlook 2010,2013,2016,2019,and 2021

  • Click on "Save As"
  • The Save Attachment window will appear
Saving attachments in Outlook
Figure 1:The Save Attachment window will appear
  • After that,select the suitable location and save the image.

In case your email holds multiple images,you can choose the option "Save All Attachments " to save all images locally.

One More Option to Save the Embedded Images

  • Open the mail
  • Click on the attachment and on the image body,right-click and select Copy
  • Save the images at your chosen location in the system by pasting it
  • The updated version provides a feature a 'Mail Filter' option,allowing users to extract images from a date range rather than the entire mailbox.

Save Whole Mails Holding Embedded Images

Here are some simple steps to save the email with all inline embedded image signatures.

Choose the email you wish to save and then move the cursor to File menu,select Save As from the dropdown menu

Saving email with embedded images in Outlook
Figure 2:Saving email with embedded images
  • The Save As window will pop-up
  • Select web page .html,this creates a dedicated image folder at its original resolution.
  • HTML for Save As type and then click Save
Saving email as HTML format
Figure 3:Saving email as HTML format

In the selected location,a file with HTML extension will be saved along with one folder when you click on Save

This means the file is the email itself and all the images will be saved in that newly created folder.

Pro Tips for Advanced Image Extraction

  • For Outlook 365:Use "Save as Picture" option by right-clicking on images
  • For corrupted PST files:Use Outlook PST Repairtool first

These are safe methods to extract images from Outlook and save them locally. When dealing with bulk extractions,manual method becomes inefficient and risks data loss. At this point,taking help from a third-party app is a brilliant idea. Use Outlook Attachment Extractorwhich will allow you to extract all images from Outlook.