Micorosft Outlook Software is not very advanced and does not have functionality to view a complete email message and you have to do this in three steps:

1. Open Notepad or Open Office – New document

2. First get the headers (The bits with IP numbers)

  • Open the exact email message in a new window by double-clicking on the message (in the message list).
    It will open in a new window
  • Click on File and on Properties
  • Find: Internet headers or headers
  • Select the headers and copy (or press Ctrl and C)
  • and Paste (Ctrl P) on your new document

3. Then get the rest of the email

  • Open the exact email message in a new window by double-clicking on the message (in the message list).
    It will open in a new window
  • On the message ribbon, choose action and then other actions and then view source
  • Select the source and copy with your mouse (or press Ctrl and C)
  • and Paste (Ctrl P) on your new document