Microsoft Outlook - Email - How to Print Outlook Attachments Without Saving Them

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Purpose

This article explains how to print Outlook attachments without saving them.

Requirements

Step-by-Step Procedures

1. How to print a single attachments.
   1. Open Outlook web or New Outlook desktop app.
   2. Click the email that contains the attachment.
   3. Click on the attachment name (do NOT click Download).
   4. The file will open in a preview window (Office files like Word, Excel, PDF usually open automatically).
   5. If prompted, choose Open instead of Download.
   6. Click the Print option
   7. Select your printer.
   8. Click Print.
   9. The file prints without you manually saving it to your computer.
2. How to print a bulk attachments in Outlook Classic desktop app only.
   Note: Outlook Web and New Outlook does not have a “print all attachments” button. You must print them one at a time.
   1. In Outlook, click File, Print, and Print Options.
      
   2. Check the box next to “Print attached files. Attachments will print to the default printer only.” Then click Preview.
      
   3. Hit the back arrow and go to the email you’d like to bulk print attachments from. Right-click it and select Quick Print.
      
   4. A prompt will appear asking if you’d like to Open or Save the document. Click Open.
   5. The files print without you manually saving them to your computer.