How do I view email headers in Outlook?

Rumas

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I need this so I thought someone else may need it to, so I posted it.

The method varies in different versions of Outlook. To determine which version you have, first click on Help then click on About Outlook.

Outlook 2000/XP/2003
Right-click on the message in the folder view, then choose Options.

or

In an open message, choose View then choose Options.

You can view the headers in the Internet headers section of the Message Options dialog.

Outlook 98
In an open message, choose View then choose Options. You can view the headers in the Internet headers section of the Message Options dialog.

Outlook 97
Open the message. Look for Internet headers on the Options tab. If you don't see the Options tab, choose View then choose Message Header.

or

Open the message in the folder view or open the message. Choose File then choose Properties. Switch to the Internet tab. If you don't see the Internet tab choose Tools then choose Options. Switch to the General tab. Click on the Add-In Manager button. Click on Add. Select Minet.ecf. Close all the dialog boxes. You should now be able to view the Internet tab.

Copying/Pasting the headers
In all these cases, you can select the headers with your mouse and type Ctrl-c to copy them. You can then compose a new message and paste them in with Ctrl-v.
 
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