Most of the email clients are present, which you can download on your Windows System, and email clients like Windows Live Mail are in build mailing systems that come up with different versions on different Windows OS Versions. Other email clients who are popularly known are- Windows Mail, MS Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mac Mail, eM Client, Dream Mail, Lotus Notes, IncrediMail, Mulberry, Entourage, Eudora, The Bat, Turnpike, Spice bird Mail, Netscape, Opera Mail, and many more. People use any of these email accounts according to the need and popularity of the client. All kind of data is transferred through the help of these mailing systems. Sometimes it is necessary to save emails in legal document format, and that too in non-editable form and PDF is the most popular document format to use. If you want to send or save any mail as a legal proof, then PDF is the most appropriate format. Now the Question Arises-
How to Save Emails as A Legal Document Format?
When you open any mail in any of the mailing systems, you can see there an option available “Print”. Click on the Print option, and it will take you to the next window therein the “Destination” option, click on “Change”, and in “Local Destination” select “Save as PDF“. You must have installed Acrobat Adobe Reader to your OS for PDF conversion. But the problem is, it will only save the mail, not the attachments, and also provide the currently selected mail format only and for the single mail only.
Save Multiple Emails as A PDF Document
Some of the email clients like Outlook has the option to save particular mail in PDF format. Still, for that, Outlook must install in the proper way to the correct location, and the add-on must be installed correctly, too, similarly with thunderbird. So for some of the email clients, you can search for the add-on for PDF and the proper way of installing location. But, if you want to save emails from other mailing systems, you will have to use a third-party tool only, and for that, you just have to take a backup of the emails and must know the file format of the mails.
How to Backup of Your Emails?
Gmail
It provides Google takeout option to download all the data where mails are saved in MBOX format.
Yahoo Mail
You can connect yahoo mail with Gmail and follow the same method explained in Gmail.
Outlook
Buy MS Office Package » install Outlook and configure your account, it saves mails at a particular location in PST format. Similarly, collect the backup data from the stored location of the email clients. What import for you is to know about the file format you must be aware of. Some popularly known formats are- MBOX, EML, PST, EMLX, MSG.
MBOX
Gmail, Apple Mac Mail, Chaos Intellect, Sea Monkey, The Bat, Berkeley, Eudora Mail, Earth Link, Entourage, Mail Copa, Thunderbird, Spice bird Mail, KMail, Opera Mail, Powermail, Netscape, Turnpike, Horde, etc.
EML
Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, eM Client, DreamMail, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Entourage, Lotus Notes, Roundcube. (Drag and Drop mail) etc.
MSG
Outlook (drag and drop any mail, and it will save that mail-in .msg format).
EMLX
Mac Mail, Entourage, Evolution etc.
NSF
Lotus Notes mailbox. You can determine the file format supported by the mailing or email client you are using. Use conversion tool according to that MBOX to PDF, EML to PDF converter.
