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Antaras
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Convert msg to pdf

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Hello,

i would like to convert more than 3000 saved e-mails to pdf. I useing PDF x-Change Pro. Can you tell me the best way to convert these like batch processing? This work will be nessesary every 3 Month.

Thanks for helping.

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Re: Convert msg to pdf

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Hello, Antaras

Unfortunately, we do not support converting MSG files directly. The only way we can process them is through a mail application, either printing to PDF, or if you are using outlook specifically, by using the PDF-Xchange toolbar addin.

If you have all of the emails these MSG filed were generated from located in a single folder on your email server, you could select the entire contents of the folder within the outlook window, and use our toolbar addin to convert them all in a sort of "manual batch". If you do decide to do this, you would definitely want to first disable this option before you begin:
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Re: Convert msg to pdf

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Hi Daniel,

I am looking for a way to convert msg-files to PDF, too. I just double-checked, when I open a msg-file in Outlook and open the print dialog, it shows me the option "Microsoft Print to PDF". That works very well.

Is it possible to include this Microsoft Outlook converter as an additional converter to PDF-Tools (similar to the Microsoft Word converter)?

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Thomas
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Hello Thomas Kregelin,

That is a tool provided by Microsoft - so it is a separate "virtual printer" similar to our PDF XChange Lite/Standard printer that we offer.
With a Tools license you should have the PDF XChange Lite printer installed.
The Add-in Daniel mentioned is included in the PDF XChange Pro bundle.

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Stefan
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Dear Stefan,

I have tried to build a process tool in PDF-Tools to convert msg-messages to PDF. I used the Print Document action for that. Without success.

I want to use that tool in a folder monitor, so that each msg-file that appears gets converted to a pdf.

Is there any chance to have an action included into PDF-Tools that converts msg to pdf?

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Thomas
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Hello Thomas Kregelin,

There isn't such an option in Tools directly - you still need to go through Outlook and the plug-in we provide there for the Standard printer, or the "File -> Print" option that Lite will show up in.
I will check with our devs but can not promise that we would be able to offer a direct .msg to PDF conversion tool!

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Re: Convert msg to pdf

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Thanks!

I bet other users will be interested, too.
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Convert msg to pdf

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:)
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Re: Convert msg to pdf

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Hello, as a new customer we would also appreciate this feature. Now I save the message first in html.
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Re: Convert msg to pdf

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Hello, jaroslavzacek

You will be happy to know that the Devs are working towards this now, it is still too early to promise that it will make it through the development process, but it is beyond simply "being considered" at this point.

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Re: Convert msg to pdf

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Build 10.2.0.384
Released Jan 8th, 2024 . Requires maintenance through Jan 8th, 2024
Added functionality to convert email files to PDF. Open email message files (.msg and .eml) in PDF-XChange Editor to convert them to PDF.
I appreciate you adding this feature! The appearance of the documents is laconic, but pleasant. Should we now wait for the addition of support for .msg and .eml formats in the list of imported formats in PDF-Tools?
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Re: Convert msg to pdf

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Hi, Jensen Head

it should be possible in 385:
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Re: Convert msg to pdf

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I tried to search for the tool using the words "msg" and "eml" and the search did not show anything. From which I concluded that support for these formats is not yet available in PDF-Tools. If this is not the case, you may need to tweak your tool search a bit to include file extensions supported by the tools.
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Re: Convert msg to pdf

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Hi, Jensen Head

yes, the search doesn't pick that up, but the tool works once you find it!

:D

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