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Summary:  Outlook.com provides the option to save Outlook.com email attachments to OneDrive in a single click

 

Comments:

  1. New feature provides the option to save single or multiple email attachments in a single click to OneDrive

  2. Saves files to OneDrive folder called ‘Email Attachments’

  3. Saved files are accessible via OneDrive web user interface and also OneDrive mobile app

  4. Saved files can be shared with other via the ‘Share from OneDrive’ feature

 

How-To:

1. Logon to your account at Outlook.com
2. Select a message that contains an attachment file
3. View the message in the Preview pane or open the message in a separate Window
4. Click on the ‘Save to One Drive – Personal’ option

• The message will be saved to the  account’s OneDrive in the ‘Email attachments’ folder
• Once saved, the message in Outlook will temporarily show ‘Saved to Email attachments’

 

Additional Information:

  1. Outlook.com blog article

    http://blogs.office.com/2015/01/14/save-outlook-com-email-attachments-onedrive-one-click/

 

Revisions:

January 18, 2015:  Original Draft and Published Article

February 2, 2016: Corrected typo comments; Added ‘How-To’ section, republished to Windows Unplugged