Gmail has a feature that allows you to attach emails to other emails without having to download them. You do need to do anything to enable this feature since it is available to all Gmail users. The attached email will be forwarded as a .eml file, and when the recipient clicks on the file; it will open in a separate window.

There is no limit to emails that can be attached, you can attach as many emails as you want and send them in one go.

How to Attach an Email in Gmail?

One of the primary purposes of this feature is that some Gmail users sometimes want to send a few of their emails or other emails to other people. In this article, we will walk you through several ways that how to attach an email in Gmail.

Forward an email as an attachment

Gmail gives you a facility to forward one or more emails as an attachment to anyone.

All you need to follow these below simple steps:

Step 1: Log in to your Gmail by using your credentials.

Step 2: Now, select the email(s) that you want to send as an attachment. Then, click on the More button, which is three vertical dots on the top of the mail, and select “Forward as an attachment.”

Step 3: A new email message appears on the screen along with the attachments, as selected by you. Now, you just need to enter the recipient email address under the “Recipients” section along with “Subject,” if needed, and click on the “Send” button.

Step 4: This simple method is quite useful if you are sure that the recipient is using Gmail or an updated email system that can properly read a .eml file in an attachment.

 

Forward an email as a PDF

You can forward an email as PDF, for that you need to save the email first in PDF format, and then attach it to an email to send it to the respective recipient.

Follow the below steps to send email as a PDF:

Step 1: Open the email that you want to send as PDF, and click on the Print symbol.

Step 2: A separate dialog box opens, wherein you have to select “Save as PDF” from the Destination field and then click “Save” to save the file.

Step 3: A new window will open; you need to select the file name along with the target folder where you need to save the pdf file.

 

Step 4: Now, click on compose to create a new email, and then click on the “attach” symbol to attach the pdf file that you just created.

 

Attach an email by saving in Computer Hard Disk

 Step 1: Open the email that you want to save on your computer, and click on “More” which is three vertical dots on the right-hand side of the mail.

Step 2: Select “Download message” from the option that appears on the drop-down menu to save the email in your system. The file will be saved on your computer in .eml format.

Step 3: Now, go to compose a mail, and select the file that you saved on your computer, and then click on the “Send” button to send the mail.

 

Attach an email by saving it in Google Drive

Step 1: Open the email that you want to send as PDF, and click on the Print symbol.

Step 2: A separate dialog box opens, wherein you have to select “Save to Google Drive” from the Destination field and then click “Save” to save the file.

Step 3: Compose a new mail, and select the file that you saved to Google Drive by using the “Google Drive” button.