Change default location for downloading attachments

Anonymous
2023-03-15T21:01:06+00:00

I can't believe I have to ask something so dumb but how to I make Outlook ask me every time where to save the email attachments that I am downloading instead of automatically putting them in the Downloads folder?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-18T13:26:42+00:00

    Matt, you are our hero! THANKS ❤

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-18T14:07:58+00:00

    Brilliant! Excellent solution until Microsoft fix the problem

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-19T00:00:03+00:00

    Thank you for the useful information.

    I tried it and was able to "save as" for PDFs and images by using the shortcut (ctrl+s).

    However, with PowerPoint and Excel (Microsoft products) files, "Save As" was not possible even after trying the above methods.

    Do you know how to do "Save As" with PowerPoint and Excel files?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-22T19:53:13+00:00

    I noticed the same. I couldn't find any shortcut that worked (ctrl+s, ctrl+shift+s, F12), but you can click Save As in the ribbon after opening the preview:

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-23T07:18:06+00:00

    Thank you for this tip. I have now gone back to the "Old" outlook as this newer version is a disaster to use.

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