Save a Draft Message in Outlook Web App – Tutorial

Save a Draft Message in Outlook Web App: Overview

            You can save a draft message in Outlook Web App at times when you may not be able to finish creating an email before you are ready to send it. The Outlook Web App automatically saves any new email message you are creating as a “Draft.” The program attempts to save a message being created every three minutes. In the “Folders” section, there is a “Drafts” folder that will contain any unfinished email messages you have created.

            If you are working on a new email message, and want to manually save a draft message in Outlook Web App, click the “More” dots to open up the extra selections at the top of the message. Click “Save draft” to save the email message. This will replace any drafts that were automatically saved by the Outlook Web App.

Save a Draft Message in Outlook Web App – Tutorial: A picture of a user saving a draft message in the Outlook Web App.

            To open a draft message to continue working with it, click the “Drafts” folder in the “Folders” section. If you only have one message in the “Drafts” folder, the message will automatically be opened and you can resume creating your message. If there is more than one draft message, find the message you want to work with and click it to open the message in the “Reading” pane.

            If you have a draft email you no longer want to send, click the “Drafts” folder and open the message. Click the “X Discard” option at the top of the message. A “Discard Message” popup box will appear. Click “Discard” to delete the message or click “Don’t discard” to return to the message and continue editing, as needed. Alternatively, find the message in the “Drafts” folder and right-click on the message. Choose “Delete” to send the message to the “Deleted Items” folder.

            When you “Discard” a draft message, it is placed in the “Deleted Items” folder and will remain there until the folder is emptied or 30 days has passed. This is helpful if you decide to go back and continue working with the discarded draft message.

Save a Draft Message in Outlook Web App: Instructions

1. The Outlook Web App automatically saves emails being created every three minutes.
2. To manually save a draft message in Outlook Web App, click the “More” dots and choose “Save draft.”
3. All draft messages are saved in the “Drafts” folder.
4. To open a saved draft message, click the Drafts folder. If only one draft message is contained in the folder, it will automatically open.
5. Otherwise, choose the message to open and click it to continue creating the message.
6. To delete a saved draft message, find the message in the Drafts folder and open it.
7. Click “X Discard” at the top of the message.
8. Click “Discard” in the popup confirmation box to discard the message.
9. Alternatively, open the “Drafts” folder and right-click a message and choose “Delete.”
10. All discarded draft messages are sent to the “Deleted Items” folder.

Save a Draft Message in Outlook Web App: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Saving Message Drafts,” shows you how to save a draft message in Outlook Web App. This video lesson is from our complete Outlook Web App training, titled “Mastering Outlook Web App Made Easy v.2015.”

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