Transfer contents of multiple emails from a folder to text or Word document without copy paste.

I have kept a load of information for a book in an email folder. I would like to transfer the contents of a whole email folder (hundreds of emails) into a text or Word document without needing to copy and paste each individual email. Is this possible? Cheers.

MacBook Pro

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 4:57 PM

Similar questions

outlook - copy and paste emails I am using Outlook for Mac but can't seem to find a simple way, or any way, of copying an email that is in my inbox and being able to paste it as an attachment to a new email. Nor can I see a menu option that allows me to insert an item (like it does in windows) e.g. a mail item to an new email. Please help!! TIA
513 1
How do I export all my emails from a mailbox? I have quit my job and don’t want to keep all the emails in my mail program. (They are all in a custom mailbox, but they’re still taking up space in iCloud) is there a way to export all the emails so I can store them in a flash drive in case I need them later THAT ALSO keeps them organized by date? I went to mail and exported the mailbox, but it was an incredibly small file size (maybe a couple of kb or mb in size) so I think it ONLY exported the mailbox but nothing contained within the mailbox. I was fiddling around and accidentally stumbled on a way to export all the email as some file type (MAYBE .PDF? Not sure, not important) but they were all labelled by subject name, not date, so that wasn’t usefull at all. Is there just some quick and easy way to move all the emails into a file and then when I am ready to look for them (even if it’s bringing them back into mail from whatever media I have stored them on) they remain in the chronological dated order I had them in? Hopefully I have been clear, I could really use some help! Thank you
6984 1
Adding back Mail folders and emails Was transferring "On My Mac" mail folders to a new computer a few months ago and had some transfer issues. Eventually, I was able to offload about 20 folders of old emails (approx 2GB) to an ext HD. There are 20,000 old emails in folders. How can I add these back to my current Mail app so they are organized and searchable. I just want them in the "On My Mac" section, with a minimum of effort, and without disrupting my well-tuned current Apple Mail. Thanks!
1543 2

3 replies

ghr165

Level 4

1,330 points

Nov 29, 2022 5:50 PM in response to irondogm

Assuming the emails are still within Mail ('email folder'), open the folder, select all the emails and then Click File > Save As. Down the bottom above the Save button is a Format option.

irondogm Author

Level 1

4 points

Nov 30, 2022 1:49 PM in response to ghr165

That was extremely helpful. Thank you! (A bit embarrassingly easy as well.) Cheers!

ghr165

Level 4

1,330 points

Nov 30, 2022 2:53 PM in response to irondogm

You’re welcome. It was refreshing to read a question that had not been asked before.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Transfer contents of multiple emails from a folder to text or Word document without copy paste.