# Add an .msg file directly from Outlook **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Created:** [20 May 2021 13:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-an-msg-file-directly-from-outlook/132844 "2021-05-20T13:43:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arlene\_Goligowski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/arlene_goligowski/32/77751_2.png) [@Arlene\_Goligowski](https://forum.asana.com/u/Arlene_Goligowski)\ **Post date:** [20 May 2021 13:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-an-msg-file-directly-from-outlook/132844/1 "2021-05-20T13:43:09Z")
@Rebecca_McGrath I saw this suggestion when I searched before adding mine but feel they are different enhancements. Mine is about having the ability to add an .msg file directly from Outlook. I read this one as have the ability to preview a .msg file without opening it. Those are different, right? Can you separate mine back out again? ---
**Author:** ![Arlene\_Goligowski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/arlene_goligowski/32/77751_2.png) [@Arlene\_Goligowski](https://forum.asana.com/u/Arlene_Goligowski)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2021 17:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-an-msg-file-directly-from-outlook/132844/2 "2021-08-18T17:09:36Z")
@Stephanie_Beaudoin No workaround yet. I asked @Rebecca_McGrath to split my issue back off from the one she combined it with because they seem like two different issues but she never responded and there hasn’t been any traction or votes on this issue that I’m aware of. Maybe if you submit it as a new/separate thread it can stay separate this time. Let me know and I’ll vote for it and have the users from my organization vote for it as well since it’s KILLING our workflow/process right now and causing a lot of double work. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca\_McGrath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/rebecca_mcgrath/32/74508_2.png) [@Rebecca\_McGrath](https://forum.asana.com/u/Rebecca_McGrath)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 10:51 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-an-msg-file-directly-from-outlook/132844/3 "2021-08-19T10:51:28Z")
Thanks for following up, @Arlene_Goligowski! I’ve gone ahead and moved your post to the #productfeedback as its own request 🙂 I’ll keep you posted and let you know if I have any updates on this 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arlene\_Goligowski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/arlene_goligowski/32/77751_2.png) [@Arlene\_Goligowski](https://forum.asana.com/u/Arlene_Goligowski)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 15:35 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-an-msg-file-directly-from-outlook/132844/4 "2021-08-19T15:35:58Z")
Thank you! Is the description included? Can I add or edit it with my original content so people understand the issue and the suggested fix? All I see now is the title. ---
**Author:** ![Arlene\_Goligowski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/arlene_goligowski/32/77751_2.png) [@Arlene\_Goligowski](https://forum.asana.com/u/Arlene_Goligowski)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 15:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-an-msg-file-directly-from-outlook/132844/5 "2021-08-19T15:36:50Z")
@Rebecca_McGrath Here is the original description: **MY ASK** Create the ability to include an email as an .msg attachment when creating an Asana task directly from Outlook using the Outlook Integration to Asana Feature. This way you can open the .msg file and easily forward, reply, reply all, etc. and it will have all of the original email formatting and details. When you add it as a comment in Asana, you lose all of that functionality. **BACKGROUND** Before Asana, I would copy an email from my Outlook inbox and add it as an .msg file to an event in my Outlook calendar to remind me to follow up with someone at a later date so (a) I didn’t forget and (b) I could delete the email from my Outlook inbox. When the reminder popped up, I could easily open the .msg attachement and reply, reply all, or forward the email with all of the content, formatting, and attachments. I want to be able to use Asana for the same thing but with the current limited ability to only add the email as a comment in Asana, it’s not easy to open and reply or forward the email. I know that I could save the file as a .msg file and then upload the attachment to a task but that is a lot of manual work that defeats the purpose of the Outlook integration. If there is an option to upload the original email as an .msg file instead of (or in addition to) adding it to the comments in the task, that would make this feature even more useful for me and I can abandoned my current Outlook approach and move all of these reminders over into Asana as well. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Tovizi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/daniel_tovizi/32/88312_2.png) [@Daniel\_Tovizi](https://forum.asana.com/u/Daniel_Tovizi)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2021 09:08 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-an-msg-file-directly-from-outlook/132844/6 "2021-11-03T09:08:02Z")
Having a way to add the emails from outlook into tasks would be amazing. We want to centralise communication with clients. At this stage we would be looking at a 3rd party product to save emails into SharePoint whereas I would rather be able to attach the email as a file to the task, not a comment as it gets insanely messy as a comment ---
**Author:** ![anon2406952](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon2406952](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon2406952)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2022 21:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-an-msg-file-directly-from-outlook/132844/7 "2022-04-04T21:30:59Z")
Hi, Is a vote was created for the description to be modified when you do an add from Outlook? I would like that option too. ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Root](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Adam\_Root](https://forum.asana.com/u/Adam_Root)\ **Post date:** [8 December 2023 10:32 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-an-msg-file-directly-from-outlook/132844/8 "2023-12-08T10:32:57Z")
Attaching a .msg file directly from Outlook is a professional and efficient way to attach email messages to other documents or emails. This feature allows users to preserve the original formatting, attachments, and metadata of emails while ensuring accuracy and reliability. To add a .msg file, simply go to the desired email in Outlook and select “Save As” from the File menu. Choose a save location, provide a name for the file, and select “.msg” as the file type. By adding a .msg file directly from Outlook, professionals can easily share important email communications without losing any important information or changing the integrity of the message. You can use Softaken MSG to PST Converter tool to do this work successfully. This functionality is particularly useful for legal professionals who often need to subpoena entire email conversations as evidence or for project managers who need complete documentation of key communications within their team.