Need to investigate the forensics of an email message? You can view full message headers in Microsoft Outlook 2019 and 2016 using one of these two options.
Desktop App – Option 1
- Double-click the email message to display it in its own full window.
- Select “File” > “Properties“.
- The Properties window is displayed. View the message header in the “Internet headers” field at the bottom of the window.
Desktop App – Option 2
- Double-click the email message to display it in its own full window.
- Select the tiny arrow in the “Tags” section.
- The Properties window is displayed. View the message header in the “Internet headers” field at the bottom of the window.
Outlook Web Access
If you’re using Outlook Web Access, you can select the three dots (…) located at the upper-right corner while in the message, then choose “View Message details“.
FAQ
Why is the Internet headers box is blank when I attempt to look at it?
You can only see the message headers for messages you have received. If you are looking at “Sent Items“, there will be nothing to show.
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Glen says
Another option I found (seeing as the Internet Headers section was completely missing for me in O365) is to:
1. Single left click the message in the message queue (second/centre column, if Folders column is on the left hand side).
2. From above the ribbon menu, select File > Save As > Save as type: Text Only (*.txt) ,
3. Choose the desired folder file name to save to, and click on Save.
This method does *NOT* produce full MIME internet headers, but it does give copy and paste access to the Sent date, To, Cc, and Subject text – which is not always available if you use “Open” or “Pop-Out”.
– – – Example: – – –
Sent: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 02:58 PM
To: My Recipient
Cc: My CC
Subject: My Subject Text
The text of my email ….
My Signature
alex says
thank you
Red says
Hello,
In order to do that, just click on the drop-down in the very upper left corner of Outlook window and select “More Commands…”. In the “Customize Quick Access Toolbar” dialog, select “All Commands” in the “from” list and Add>> the “Message Options…” button to the right list. Click OK and you’re there.
suggestion by thims
https://superuser.com/questions/1005791/view-email-header-without-opening-the-message
Jhony says
Hi,
What is tha meaining of X-BFI in email header
S Ahmed says
How can I delete these internet headers?
Thanks
No says
Everyone is asking how to display headers or email source WITHOUT opening the email.
EVERY single response found so far tells people to open the email. Esp on M/S forums. (Interesting to watch b/c “near-miss” responses are usually intentionally dishonest.) Do you have any input or help regarding how to display headers or view email source WITHOUT opening the email?
One more time b/c everyone ignores it: Question: How can one view email source &/or display headers in basic Outlook 2019 WITHOUT OPENING THE EMAIL AT ALL?
(Pro-tip: if the answer is “no”, just say that! SO much better than random unrelated trivia!!) Thanks!