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As an Outlook user, have you ever received a message that had multiple attachments? If you have, you probably saved one mail attachment at a time, which works well enough when getting these kinds of messages is infrequent. But if you receive a lot of messages with multiple attachments, or occasional messages with lots of attachments, I’m pleased to tell you that there’s a way to download and save multiple attachments at the same time. It’s not hard to do this, but the process differs slightly depending on whether you are using Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007. What follows are the steps for each version of Outlook. To minimize the chance for confusion, I’ve created a separate set of instructions for each version of Outlook.

Saving More than One Mail Attachment at Once in Outlook 2003

These are the steps to follow when you want to save multiple mail attachment files simultaneously when working with Outlook 2003.

1. Open the message containing the attachments you want to save.
2. Click File, then Save Attachments.
3. When the Save All Attachments dialog box appears, find the Attachments list, select the attachments you want to save, then click OK.
4. A standard file save dialog box appears. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the attachments and click OK to save them.

How to Save More than One Mail Attachment at a Time in Outlook 2007

Follow these steps to save more than one mail attachment at a time when working with Outlook 2007.

1. Open the message that contains the attachments.
2. Click Other Actions, then Save Attachments in the Actions panel of the Ribbon.
3. When the Save All Attachments dialog box appears, find the Attachments list, one or more attachments that you want to save, then click OK.
4. In the Save File dialog box that appears, navigate to the folder where you want to save the attachments. Click click OK to save them.

    

That’s all there is to it. Once you complete all 4 steps of the procedure, the attachments are safely saved in the folder you selected. Hopefully you’ll find these procedures to be useful in your daily interactions with Outlook. And just so you know, there are many more cool and useful tips where these came from.

The Living With Outlook website has an illustrated version of these multiple mail attachment instructions, not to mention quite literally hundreds more tips and tricks for making your days with Outlook more enjoyable. You’re invited to come and visit the site. Here’s a link to a good starting point for someone dealing with lots of email: http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-mail-tips.html