MessageExport Add-on for Microsoft Outlook Transforms e-Mail Improves Office Worker Productivity

 

Enabling automatic e-Mail export, MessageExport performs tedious and redundant conversion tasks in single click, and easy customization make MessageExport a favorite tool set among legal and government industry workers.

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Fargo, ND. (January 16, 2023)  Encrytomatic LLC today announced the availability of MessageExport, an add-on software package that enables Microsoft Outlook  365 users to export, convert, copy and share e-Mail content efficiently.

MessageExport integrates with Outlook 365's menu system to provide a seamless set of tools that improve the productivity of people who work with e-Mail content.

"Although the 'out of the box' capabilities meet the needs of most people, it's possible to design highly specific export operations in MesssageExport to automate the most complex e-Mail export operations. Our customers in the legal and government sectors make use of these capabilities," said Darren Leno, President of Encryptomatic LLC. 

MessageExport excels at converting Outlook e-Mail to PDF. Special attention has been given to e-Mail file attachment processing, including extracting file attachments, converting them into the PDF document, embedding them as files inside the PDF, or ignoring them.

Incoming e-Mail can be converted individually, in bulk, or automatically to one of the many different file formats supported by MessageExport.

Export profiles are sets of instructions that users can create. They appear in the MessageExport toolbar in Outlook, and are quickly accessible. Each export profile can be tailored to the needs of the project, including:

- naming exported files according to a specific naming schema that can include email meta data
- optional removal of messages after export
- exporting recursive Outlook folders while preserving the folder structure during export
- exporting new e-Mail messages from specific Outlook folders on a regular time interval

Using MessageExport

After installing MessageExport, a toolbar appears in Microsoft Outlook containing the various export profiles. Users select the needed export profile from the list, then highlight the e-Mails they wish to export. When the "Export" button is clicked, MessageExport begins the operation, following the instructions contained in the profile.

Free Trial

MessageExport is available for a 15 day free trial. Following the trial, unregistered software reverts to a "free mode," allowing customers to export messages individually (but not in bulk). Following registration, all limits on export quantities are removed.

For more information, visit https://www.encryptomatic.com/messageexport/

Encryptomatic LLC is a developer of customer-centric Microsoft Office solutions that protect the privacy of our customers email communications. Our products are widely available through an international online distribution network.

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Outlook Add-in: Exporting Outlook Email to .MSG Files

The MessageExport add-in for Microsoft Outlook can convert email messages to .msg format. You can download  a free 15 day trial of MessageExport and follow along with this article.

Outlook's ability to export email as individual .msg files is rather limited.  It is easily done from inside Outlook by just by grabbing one or several email messages from the mail list and then dragging them to your Windows desktop. This technique will potentially leave you with a batch of  disorganized .msg files on your desktop.  

A better way is to extract Outlook email to .msg files is to use the MessageExport add-in.  MessageExport's .msg files are fully compatible with Microsoft Outlook.

To export Outlook mail to .msg with MessageExport, first select the email messages in the mail list.  Control-A will select all emails, or you can hold down the Control button and select individual messages, or you can hold down the Shift button to select a range of messages.

Click Export to save Outlook emails to .msg files.

Next select "Export to MSG" from MessageExport's drop down list, and click the blue "Export" button.  That will begin your export process.

There is no limit to the number of messages you can export, but if you select several thousand messages, be prepared for a bit of of wait.  The time needed to export emails to .msg format will depend on the number of emails selected, and the time needed to download remotely hosted elements (such as pictures) from the web.

You also get the added advantage of being able to apply a specific naming structure to the .msg files. Thinking of a useful naming plan prior to export can allow you to better sort and manage your .msg files when viewing the directory.

By editing the MessageExport profile, you can specify how it should name the .msg files that it is creating.  There are dozens of pieces of information from the email that you can combine into a naming scheme that MessageExport will apply to newly created .msg files on future export operations.

Apply a special naming structure to .msg files

If converting, saving or copying Outlook email messages is important to your job, you'll find MessageExport to be an invaluable tool that will automate repetitive chores and make you more efficient. Your free 15 day trial is followed by a 30 day money back guarantee. Join the thousands of people who have made MessageExport a partner in their workday productivity.

MessageExport Update Adds Ability To Include Number of Email Attachments In File Name

MessageExport  is a popular add-in that extends Microsoft Outlook's export abilities to include formats like PDF, MHT, CSV, HTML, JPG, ODT, and much more. You can use MessageExport with Microsoft Outlook's rules feature to automatically save new messages that match your pre-set criteria.

MessageExport Add-on shown in Outlook 2013

Since version 2.3 includes a new feature, we wanted to expound on it so you can begin using it.

Using MessageExport's New Attachment Count in Email File Name

MessageExport gives users great flexibility to create a custom naming plan for the Outlook email messages they export.  They could also include the sending or receiving email address, send date, time, subject, etc.

Since MessageExport version 2.3, users can include an attachment count.  This idea came to us from one of our customers who needed a to identify the number of email attachments within an export Outlook email. To address this situation, we added the "att" field to the naming scheme.  "att" stands for attachments, of course.  If there are, say, six attachments in the message, you can now embed this information into the name of the exported email file.

Here is how to begin using the "att" function.

First, edit the MessageExport "Export Profile" that you wish to apply this function to.
Click on the "Export name" tab. Scroll down in the "Naming Schema Wizard" until you see the criteria called "Export Attachments Count." 
Click on it, and then click the arrow to add this criteria to the list of selected fields.

Adding the "Export Attachments Count" to an Export Profile

You can add additional fields to the Selected fields list.  In our example, I am going to have the attachment count as the first field in the name, followed by the "_" connector, the year the email was sent, the "+" connector, and the send month.

I could add more fields, or fewer fields, as MessageExport allows me to setup virtually any configuration of the data as necessary.  If the length of the file name exceeds the limits of the Windows file system, then the name will be truncated, so make every field count.

Adding attributes to the email export file-name schema.

Click Ok to save your naming schema and exit back to Outlook

I now select several messages with file attachments and export them using the profile I just edited. In my situation, I edited the "Export to MSG" profile, so I will be saving  the emails in .msg format.

After the export completes, here are the files that have been created by MessageExport in my target folder.

Files exported showing attachment count in their name

 Notice that the file name now includes 1att_, 2att_, 3att_, etc.. This corresponds to 1 attachment in this email, 2 attachments in those emails, 3 attachments, etc.  By viewing the name of the file, you can now instantly know how many files are inside that message.

If you have any questions, please post them below.
Download a free 15 day trial of MessageExport add-in for Microsoft Outlook and try it yourself!

Outlook to PDF: Saving Multiple Outlook Emails to a Single PDF File

MessageExport is an add-in for Microsoft Outlook that expands Outlook's ability to export email messages to different formats.  A useful feature is the ability to export multiple emails and file attachments into a single PDF file. 

MessageExport integrates tightly with the Outlook toolbar.  Export operations are done by way of "export profiles" which can be customized to fit specific purposes.  MessageExport ships with many standard export profiles, including three variations that will allow you to export email to a single pdf file.
 

MessageExport toolbar in Outlook

To select these profiles, click on the drop down list. MessageExport supports three different processes for converting Outlook mail to a single PDF. You can convert the email and attempt to convert document file attachments into the PDF image; you can convert the email and embed file attachment as distinct files within the PDF file; or you can convert the email and save the file attachments to a location on your hard drive.

In our example below, we have selected the profile called "Single PDF - attachments converted/included."



Choose Single PDF profile from MessageExport add-in for Outlook

Next, choose the email messages you want to convert to a single PDF file.  Although there is no limit, we recommend no more than 500 emails in a single pdf file. They can become very large very quickly. 

After the emails are selected, click MessageExport's blue Export button to begin the conversion process.

MessageExport will continue until the operation has completed, and all selected emails have been processed into a single pdf file.

For more information about MessageExport, or to download a  15 day free trial visit the MessageExport home page. If you decide not to purchase MessageExport after the trial is finished, leave it installed! It will still allow you to convert single email messages to PDF and other formats, free.  You can purchase MessageExport at a later time if you decide you want to enable to bulk export functions.

Learn How to Use MessageExport for Outlook in One Minute

MessageExport for Microsoft Outlook is an add-in that helps you do more with your email messages. Use MessageExport to export, convert, copy and save Outlook emails to different formats, either manually or automatically.  This very short tutorial will get you up and running with MessageExport in about a minute.

 

Download a free 15 day trial of MessageExport and follow along!

Saving Outlook Email as .EML Files

.EML files are email files that conform to an open format specified in a document called RFC-822. Although Outlook cannot directly convert email to .eml format,  this ability can be added to Outlook after installing MessageExport.

MessageExport is an add-in for Microsoft Outlook. It integrates tightly with Outlook through the Outlook toolbar.

Outlook toolbar for exporting email to .eml files

To use MessageExport, select the email messages in the Outlook maillist that you want to export to eml format.  You can select a range of email messages by holding down the Shift-key. To select multiple emails individually, hold down the Control-key while you click on email messages. To select all messages in the list, type Control-A.

Select messages to export to .eml from Outlook's maillist

After your messages are selected, go to the MessageExport toolbar. Select "Export to EML" and then click the blue Export button to start the process.

Toolbar closeup

MessageExport will begin processing your messages, and then the export process will start.

Export status message during .eml export operation

You will be prompted to select a target folder for the .EML files s if a folder has not been specified in the "export to eml" profile. If you are exporting a large number of Outlook messages to .eml, you may want to make a few a folder to hold all of your messages. It's not a good idea to export a large number of emails directly to your Windows desktop, as it will clutter your desktop and slow Microsoft Windows.

Select target folder where .eml files will be stored

The export process will continue until all of the Outlook emails have been exported to .eml format. The amount of time required to complete the export depends on a few factors.  Text formatted emails are converted very quickly.  HTML emails that have graphics hosted on an internet server require additional time to download those elements.   Speed is also affected by the resources on your computer. More memory, a fast hard disk drive, and a fast processor will help speed the job along.

MessageExport status during eml file export operation

As the export continues, you will be able to track MessageExport's progress with the status bar.

Custom naming of .eml files

The MessageExport "Export to EML" export format is a set of instructions that can be edited by the user, giving lots of control over how MessageExport performs its functions. For example, if you want to change how MessageExport names the .eml files, click the settings button and go to the Naming tab.

Naming .eml files

MessageExport is a versatile add-in for Microsoft Outlook that expands Outlook's ability to export email to many different formats, including .eml format.  Encryptomatic LLC is the developer of MessageExport, and they offer a free 15 day trial.  After the full trial, you can continue to use MessageExport to export messages individually, and can activate the full version at any time.

Download a free trial of MessageExport.

[updated 2019]

How to Export an Outlook Email Folder

Outlook provides limited options when copying email beyond the pst or ost file containing the mail folder.  The easiest way to move emails from an Outlook folder is to open that folder, then select all of the emails by typing Control-A.  Drag and drop the emails to your Windows desktop. They will be saved as Outlook .msg email files.

Saving Emails from Outlook Folder to Desktop

If you need more control over the process, such as converting the emails in the Outlook folder to a file type other than .msg (such as .eml, .pdf, .csv, .doc, etc), try a 15 day free trial of MessageExport add-in for Outlook.

MessageExport lets you easily create customized export profiles (or functions) that export a specific or selected Outlook email folder, in specific ways.  For example, an export profile could be set to run on the Sent Items folder,  convert any new email items in that folder to PDF, and save the PDF files in a folder on your hard drive.  If its important to automate the export, a timer may be set so that MessageExport automatically runs the export profile after time period you specify.

Exporting with MessageExport Add-in

After installing the free trial of MessageExport, you'll find the add-on has been added to your Outlook toolbar.

MessageExport toolbar in Outlook

In this demonstration, we want to create a MessageExport profile that will export all of the emails in the Sent Items folder and save them to PDF.   To do this, we can either create an entirely new export profile, or edit an existing profile.  Today, I'm going to edit the "Export to PDF" profile and change it fit our need.

The first step is to select the profile we want to change from the drop down list in MessageExport.

Next, click the "Tool" icon in the toolbar. This opens the profile in edit mode.

Under "Main Export Settings," tell MessageExport to export from "Predefined Folder." This will open a Outlook folder structure explorer. Find the Outlook folder(s) you want to export email from, and tick the box next to it.

Select the Outlook folder

The final setting to set is Main Export Setting > Export Format.  For our example, we want it set to PDF, although there many formats you can choose from.

Export Format Setting

It may also be a good idea to check the box next to "Turn on Export History." Doing so will prevent MessageExport from duplicating emails that have already been export from Outlook to PDF.

Click Ok, and run your new MessageExport profile.


There are so many ways that MessageExport can be configured. Our support team is always ready to advise customers who need to build particularly complex export profiles. 

Download the 15 day free trial of MessageExport see how much time it can save you!

Installing MessageExport Add-on in Microsoft Office Outlook 365

MessageExport add-on brings additional email export functionality to Microsoft Outlook 365.  With MessageExport installed, Outlook 365 can save emails as PDF files, and automatically run user scheduled export actions.  Although email-to-pdf export is a major feature of MessageExport add-on, it can also save email to other formats, including CSV, EML, MBOX, JPG, GIF, TIF, Text, PNG, MHT and more.

MessageExport is free to try for 15 days.  Following the free trial, leave MessageExport installed! Although it will no longer run schedules or bulk export, you can continue to use it to individually export emails.  You can also convert the "free" version of MessageExport into the full version any time with an activation code.

Installing MessageExport

To install the 15 day free trial, visit the publisher's website and get the latest code-signed installer for MessageExport.

MessageExport is an add-on for Microsoft Outlook 365. It also supports Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013 and 2010.  Without a supported version of Microsoft Outlook, you should not install MessageExport.

A 64 bit version of Windows 10, 8, 7 or Vista, and a minimum of 2 GB of RAM is recommended.  32 bit Windows and 32-bit Outlook is supported, but performance may be compromised.

Tip: Outlook 365 must be closed before the MessageExport installer can begin.

Click on the MessageExport installer and follow the prompts!

MessageExport Setup Wizard

Accept End User License Agreement

Select the application folder. Default is recommended.

If you are updating MessageExport, choose the best option for your installation.

Begin the installation process.

MessageExport installer will copy files to your computer.

Finished!  Time to restart Outlook 365.

When the MessageExport installer wizard finishes, restart Microsoft Outlook 365 and lets verify that MessageExport  is now part of the Outlook menu system.

Start Outlook 365

Find the MessageExport tab in Outlook 365

To start using MessageExport, choose an email (or several emails) from the Outlook mail list.  Then, choose an export profile from MessageExport's drop down list and click "Export."

To purchase a license for the full version of MessageExport, click "Get Full Version" from the toolbar.  After you receive your registration code by email, paste it into MessageExport's "Registration Code" field and click "Activate."

Activating MessageExport add-on for Outlook 365.

Now you are ready to get to work!  If you have any questions or need assistance, contact the MessageExport support team at Encryptomatic LLC, or call +1-651-815-4902 x2.

How to Copy All Outlook Email Attachments to Your Hard Drive

Your Microsoft Outlook emails contain a wealth of business and personal information.  Sometimes its just easier when some of that information is saved to your hard drive. 

It may make sense to remove file attachments from emails and save them outside of Outlook. As stand-alone documents, they can be more easily utilized when removed from the context of an email.

MessaegExport is an add-in for Outlook 365/2019 that adds many new features to Outlook. With MessageExport, Outlook can save and extract emails and file attachments in ways that can save you time.

One day a MessageExport user contacted us for assistance. Her boss was involved in a law suite and now needed all of the file attachments that a client had sent her over the past five years. There were thousands of emails over that time period.  Using MessageExport, she was able to automatically extract all of the file attachments in those emails and save them to a hard drive folder.

Manually reviewing and copying file attachments from such a large quantity of Outlook emails would have taken her hours, perhaps days. MessageExport performed the task in less than 10 minutes.

Download a free trial of MessageExport, and let us help you determine if our software is a good fit for your project or workflow.

How to Save Outlook E-mails to Your Hard Drive or USB Drive

So you have some important emails in Microsoft Outlook that you would like to save to your hard drive or to a portable USB drive?  Here's how to do it.

1. Create a folder on your Windows desktop or USB drive.
2. Select the emails in Outlook
3. Using your mouse, drag the emails to your folder and release.

Outlook will start save those emails to the folder as individual .MSG email files.  MSG files are single emails stored outside of Outlook.  To access these files later, you will need to have a computer with Outlook installed, or a special .msg file viewer.

Outlook automatically names the .MSG files using the message title; there is no way to apply a special file name to the .msg files with Outlook.

What if I Don't Want to Save Outlook Emails to Msg Files?

If you would rather save your Outlook emails in a more open accessible file format, such as PDF, Text, MHT, HTML, MBOX, EML, or if you would like to apply a special naming structure to exported MSG files, then you will appreciate the tools that MessageExport add-in brings to Outlook.


MessageExport integrates with Outlook 2016/2013/2010/2007 toolbars, and makes converting Outlook emails to different formats very simple.  Just select the emails in the Outlook mail list, choose the export format from the drop down list, and click "Export."

MessageExport toolbar in Outlook

MesageExport can also be used to apply a special naming structure to the files save to your Windows hard drive or USB stick.  For example, you can number the emails, include the date or sender information, recipient info, and much more.

Configure File Naming 

Try it Free

Download a free 15 day free trial of MessageExport.  No registration and no credit card is required. Start saving your important emails today!

How to Bulk Convert Outlook Emails to .MBOX format.

MBOX is a useful open document format for containing email messages. It is commonly used in email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird.  Microsoft Outlook shunned MBOX for a proprietary database file known as .PST, or personal storage tables, and does not support exporting email to MBOX.

This oversight has been addressed by developers at Encryptomatic LLC with the introduction of MessageExport, a Microsoft Outlook add-in that integrates powerful export extensions to the Outlook toolbar.  MessageExport is compatible with Windows versions of Outlook, from Outlook 2016 through 2007.

Convert Outlook Email to MBOX with MessageExport add-in.

Bulk Converting Outlook Email to MBOX

Step 1.  Download and install the MessageExport add-in and restart Outlook.
MessageExport is available as a 15 day free trial.   After installing, it will integrate with the Outlook menu system.  In Outlook 2016 you will find it in a tab called "MessageExport."

Step 2.  Choose the "Export to MBOX" profile.
From the MessageExport dropdown list select "export to mbox."  In addition to MBOX, there are other formats you can convert email to, including PDF, CSV, DOCx, and many others. The export profile displayed in the list is the active conversion format.

Step 3.  Select Emails from the Outlook Mail list
Highlight one or more emails in the Outlook mail list.  To select all emails, type "Control-A."
You can also highlight a folder if you want to export all email in that folder to MBOX.  Any email message that is highlighted will be converted to MBOX when we start the operation.

Step 4.  Click MessageExport's "Export" button to start the operation.
Please note that the trial version of MessageExport is limited to converting 50 emails in a single export operation.  This restriction is removed after registration and you will be able to convery any number of emails to an MBOX file.

Select the Windows folder where MessageExport will save your MBOX file.

When the operation is complete, you will find a MBOX file containing your emails in the location you specified.

We hope this article has been useful in showing you how to take your email from Outlook to MBOX. If you have any follow up questions, please post them below. We'll be glad to help.

How to Save Outlook Email as PDF Files

Saving Outlook E-mail to PDF is Fast with MessageExport

Despite the rise of social media e-mail remains an important method of customer communication for businesses, and Microsoft Outlook is an important part of e-mail. The MessageExport add-on for Outlook, by Encryptomatic LLC, is a leading tool for accurately converting Outlook mail to Pdf portable documents.

MessageExport is used extensively in the legal, insurance and government industries.  It excels at automating multi-step export processes.   If your boss asks you to convert messages from a client to PDF and place them on a shared drive, this seemingly simple request can actually encompass several complex steps.  Converting e-mail to PDF begins to become complicated as we consider the problem of e-mail file attachments.




MessageExport brings email-to-PDF conversion to the Outlook context menu. As the video demonstrates, using MessageExport is a simple as selecting the individual e-mails or the email folders, and clicking the "export" button.

Outlook PDF Export Profiles

Some of the options that MessageExport brings to Outlook include create a PDF file with the file attachments embedded within the PDF document;  attachments converted and appearing within the PDF document image; saving the attachments to disk, separate from the PDF file.

Multiple emails can be saved into a single PDF document.  MessageExport also supports the PDF/A (ISO 19005-1) specification.

MessageExport also brings other formats to Outlook in addition to PDF. These include MBOX, MSG, ZIP, EML, MHT, HTML, JPG, GIF, CSV, GIF, etc.

Learn more about MessageExport by downloading the free trial software.  If you have any question, please post in the comments below.

MessageExport's File Explorer Brings Convenience to Microsoft Outlook.

MessageExport is a powerful tools that integrate tightly with Microsoft Outlook to allow you to convert and copy Outlook e-Mail to different places, either manually or in an automated manner.   It works with Outlook 365/2019/2016/2013/2010, expanding Outlook's capabilities to export e-Mail messages, saving time and automating tedious e-Mail conversion chores.

We have enhanced MessageExport's file and folder integration with new features that you can use to save, preview, open and attach converted Outlook e-Mails.

The MessageExport file explorer can be used to easily convert Outlook e-Mail into any of the supported file formats with drag and drop convenience.

How to use the Outlook File Explorer in MessageExport

In the video example below, we convert Outlook e-Mail into PDF files.  The PDF format is selected from the MessageExport toolbar.   Now, any e-Mail that we drag from Outlook's maillist and drop into a folder in the explorer will be automatically converted to PDF.

The new PDF file will appear in the file folder.  Click on any document file that appears in the explorer to see it in the preview window.

Right click on any file, and you can choose to open the file in it's native application, or you
can attach it to an e-Mail message.

Right click on a file in MessageExport's Outlook folder explorer. There are many other conveniences that MessageExport adds to Outlook, such as the ability to convert Outlook e-Mail to many other formats from a selectable dropdown list.

These "export profiles" can be configured in innumerable combination to help you get your work done.  Some of the options include full control over file naming structure, preserving the Outlook folder structure during export and more.  You can even configure an export profile to automatically convert new e-Mails added to a folder.

MessageExport includes integration with Symantec Enteprise Vault, and is able to retrieve vaulted e-Mails for conversion.  It also works with Microsoft Sharepoint Server.

Outlook e-Mail conversion formats in MessageExport

To summarize the uses for MessageExport's expanded file explorer functionality:

• Provides file system access within the Outlook application
• Convert e-Mail by dragging them to a folder
• Preview the converted e-Mail
• Attach the file to a new Outlook e-Mail
• Open the file in it's native application

We hope you enjoy this new functionality in your MessageExport software. Download a 15 day free trial.  Software installation and removal support is available from the Encryptomatic LLC support team, if you need it.  MessageExport can easily be removed by running the installer and choosing "Uninstall," or by using Microsoft Windows' Add/Remove Programs service. 

Questions? Click the live help on this web page, or email supportline at encryptomatic.com

Bulk Converting Outlook email to Text with MessageExport™ add-in

The MessageExport™ add-in is a helpful set of tools for Microsoft Outlook users that improve personal productivity by automating and simplifying e-mail export chores. Today we're going to discuss how to export Outlook emails into text files. 

We will look at how to accomplish the task of exporting email to text first using Outlook's own capabilities.  Next, we'll perform the same task using the MessageExport add-in for Outlook.  By the end of the article you'll understand the limitations of MS Outlook when converting email to text, as well as the added capabilities that MessageExport brings to the Outlook environment.

Exporting Outlook email to Text

Outlook natively includes the ability in Outlook 2013 to save selected emails into a single text document.  Here are the steps to accomplish this with Outlook.

First, select the messages from Outlook's mail list so they are highlighted. You can select one, or many emails.

Next, go to Outlook's File menu, and select "Save As Text."

Outlook "Save As"

Outlook will open a dialog to prompt you for the format type, and the file name.

Save as type, "Text Only"

When you click "Save," Outlook will export all of the selected emails into a single text file.

Header of an email converted to text by MS Outlook 2013.

Outlook 2013 does not provide the ability to export emails as individual text files. To export emails individually requires a separate "save as" operation for each email.

Exporting Outlook Email To Text With MessageExport

Now let's perform a similar email-to-text export operation using the MessageExport add-in for Outlook.

Once gain, the first step is to highlight the messages we want to export in the Outlook mail list. We can select one email, all of the emails in the list, individual messages.

Next, select the "Export to Text" profile from the MessageExport toolbar.

MessageExport add-in toolbar

Click the export button in the MessageExport toolbar, and select a target folder on your hard drive or storage media. MessageExport will begin converting your Outlook emails into individual text files.

An Email Message Saved as Text File with the MessageExport Outlook add-in.

While the email text output looks similar between Outlook and MessageExport, there are benefits to using MessageExport.

First, MessageExport lets you bulk export emails to individual text files, while Outlook will only save selected emails into a single text file.  To export emails to individual text files with Outlook requires saving them individualy, a repetitive task that is very tedious and inefficient.

Second, MessageExport can apply a custom naming scheme to the individual text files it creates.

Third, MessageExport can remember which emails have already been exported, avoiding duplication.

Fourth, MessageExport can process email file attachments as part of your export operation. File attachments can be saved outside of the text file to an appropriately named subfolder.

Fifth, you can automate the export of Outlook email to text files. Unattended operation is supported, and you can also select which folders to export.

MessageExport's Text Export Settings May Be Customized.

MessageExport has many other powerful capabilites beyond those discussed in this article. In addition to text files, it adds other useful formats to Outlook including PDF, CSV (Excel), Gif, Tif, Mbox, Odt, Msg, Eml and others.

MessageExport costs $79.99 for a single license. Download a free trial and use it with no obligation for 15 days.

If you have any questions, please post them below. We'll be glad to respond. You can also email us at [supportline at encrytomatic.com].

How to Export an Outlook Email Folder to your Windows Desktop

Microsoft Outlook is a great email client, but getting you email messages out of Outlook has never been very easy. The MessageExport add-in makes exporting email messages much easier.

In this tutorial we will show you how to export an entire Outlook email folder to your Windows desktop.  The messages will be converted into .msg files, which are invidual Microsoft Outlook email messages. Each .msg file contains a message and all meta data associated with that email, as well as file attachments.

MessageExport operates under the idea of Export Profiles.  These instruction sets that you select from the MessageExport drop down list.  Any Export Profile may be customized, edited, or otherwise changed to fit your specific need.  New profiles can be easily created.

First choose the profile you want to change and then click the Edit Profile button.

Edit Profile

Under "Main Export Settings," locate the "Export From" drop down list and select from among the options.  Choose "Selected folders with Subfolders" if you want MessageExport to always export the selected mail folder and any subfolders each time you use this Export Profile.

Selected Folders with Subfolders

Click Ok. Now when you use this edited export profile in Outlook, MessageExport will always export the entire folder and any subfolders.

For more information or free trial, visit the MessageExport product home page.

Exporting Outlook email to your Windows desktop as .msg files

Saving your email messages from Microsoft Outlook to your Windows desktop is easier with the MessageExport add-in by Encryptomatic LLC.  This article will show how you can save Outlook emails to your Windows desktop as .msg files.  We'll look at how this is done using Outlook directly, and the advantages of using the MessageExport add-in for Outlook to accomplish this task.

Exporting email as .msg files from Outlook

Our example will be using Outlook 2013.  The easiest way to save a message outside of Outlook is to just drag it from the maillist and drop it to your desktop. This method works well when converting one or a few hundred emails to .msg files.

The resulting .msg files will be named for the email subject line. There is no method in Outlook to customize the file name.

Using MessageExport to save Outlook email as .msg files.

MessageExport is an add-in for Microsoft Outlook. It installs as part of Outlook's menu system.  It has many powerful capabilities for converting and copying Outlook emails.

MessageExport add-in for Outlook.

With MessageExport, you can convert one, or thousands of Outlook emails to .msg, .pdf and many other formats.  The resulting files can have a custom name which may include concatenated fields from the email, such as sender's email address and date received or subject.  The combinations are endless.

Customize .msg file names with MessageExport.

 MessageExport is $79.99 for a single license. A 15 day trial is available. Learn more about MessageExport.

MessageExport Add-in Extends MS Outlook's Ability to Export Email to PDF, TXT, and Other Formats

While Microsoft Outlook is rightly the world's most popular email client, getting your email messages out of Outlook can be a challenge.   MessageExport is an add-in that improves the email export functionality of Microsoft Outlook, adding many new capabilities such as export to pdf, csv, text, html, mbox, gif and other useful formats. 

Developed by Encryptomatic LLC, MessageExport tightly integrates with the Outlook user interface to make it easy to export email from Outlook in different formats.

Introducing MessageExport Add-in for Outlook

MessageExport helps you get your email messages out of Outlook.  It is compatible with Microsoft Outlook 2013, 2010, 2007 and 2003, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Outlook, integrating tightly with Outlook's menus.

To use MessageExport, emails are selected from the Outlook email list, an export profile is selected, and then the blue "Export" button is clicked.

MessageExport integration with Outlook main menu toolbar.