Save an E-mail Message The default file type is the Outlook Message Format, which requires Outlook to read.   It is also possible to save the whole message in an external format so that you can read it without having to open it in Outlook.   7. Try it: Save an E-mail Message Select the sample Table Talk E-mail. Go to File->Save As. Select a Save as Type: HTML. Browse to your Documents Folder. Click Save. You will return to the Inbox.   The message has been saved as an HTML document. So, what does that look like? Keep going... Exam 77-884: Microsoft Outlook 2010 3. Managing Email Messages 3.1. Clean up the mailbox: Save a Message in an External Format File->Save As