how do i convert a eml photo to a jpg

I?m confused. Are you seeing the file as an eml or as a jpg? If you see it as a Jpg, then issue is at the other end. On Windows eml files can be opened with Outlook.

If you see it as an EML on your side before you send it, then maybe its a question of changing the eml extension to jpg.

eml is not a graphic or image format. Its a container format for email messages. You need to open the eml file to view any attached files, and save the attachment with its correct format.

Opening the EML file should launch your default Mail application. you can then save any attached items normally.

Did you save the jpg when it came via email, or are you forwarding the message it came in?

If you saved it, did you really save the message instead of the picture? If you used File > Save as, then you were saving the message and it will be in elm format.

If you save the attachment, are you certain you saved it with a JPG extension?

kidchestnut wrote:

When I single click the file on my desktop the menu bar states 'Finder and clicking 'file then 'get info it says the extension is an eml file.

When I double click the file on my desktop the 'Mail app opens the file...

There must be a way to convert the eml file to jpg....Ciao

You are dragging the message, not the photo. What you have created on your desktop is a picture embedded in an email message.

At the top of the message, below the header info, hover the mouse in the center until you see a little toolbar pop up. Click the paper clip button on the right end and save the attachment to your desktop. Email that.

Without watching what you are doing when you drag and drop, I can't begin to figure out how to describe to you how to fix it.

You dragged the email message thus creating an eml file with he picture inside.

You need to drag the actual picture. when you open the file on your desktop drag the image outside to the desktop again. This should export the image file to your desktop.

Alternatively, following Barney's instructions should let you save the image as a jpeg rather than an email.

Drag the eml file onto the Preview icon in the Dock.

Double click on it. Is should open in your default Email client

i.e Mail for Mac, Outlook for Windows., whatever you use to view email.

Open the file in Preview and then go File/Export and select JPEG.