In this article, we will show you how to insert email into Excel. Simply follow the process below.
Inserting email content into Excel is both feasible and practical. This can be achieved through various methods such as copying and pasting the text and using integration features with programs like Microsoft Outlook.
Follow the steps below to insert an email into Excel by copying and pasting text.
Open the email you need to insert into Excel. Highlight the desired text, right-click, and choose 'Copy', or press 'Ctrl + C'.
Switch to your Excel workbook. Click on the cell where you want the email content. Right-click on the cell and select 'Paste', or simply press 'Ctrl + V' to place the copied email content.
If the pasted content is too big for the cell, adjust the cell size. Click and drag the cell borders to make sure all content is visible.
Format the pasted content to match your Excel sheet's style. Adjust font, size, color, or alignment using Excel's formatting tools.
After inserting and formatting the email content, save your Excel file. Click 'File'.
Then click 'Save', or use the keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl + S'.
Follow the simple steps below to insert or embed an Outlook email into Excel.
Locate and open the email in Outlook that you want to embed in Excel.
In the open email, click on the three dots in the top right corner. Select 'Save As' from the dropdown menu. The email will be downloaded in 'Outlook Message Format - Unicode' format.
Open Microsoft Excel and navigate to the worksheet where you want to embed the email.
In the 'Insert' tab on the ribbon, find and click on 'Object' in the 'Text' group.
In the 'Object' dialog box, select the 'Create from file' tab. Click 'Browse' to locate and choose the saved Outlook email. Click 'OK' to insert the email into your Excel sheet.
Once the email is embedded, adjust its size and position within your Excel worksheet to suit your layout and presentation needs.
For dynamic updates, check 'Link to file' to have the embedded email update when the original Outlook email changes.
For a more compact display, choose 'Display as icon' to represent the email as an icon in Excel.
We hope that you now have a better understanding of how to insert an email into Excel. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like our article on how to email an Excel spreadsheet or our article on how to insert Outlook email in Excel.
