View Message Headers

Outlook for PC

Viewing message headers allows you to see all the details of a message, usually used in reporting spam messages. The instructions outlined below are for the Outlook 2016 for PC desktop application.

Viewing message headers

1. Double-click the message to open it in a new window. In that new window, click File.

2. At the bottom of the File window, click Properties.

3. This will open up a new Properties window. At the bottom, there is a section called Internet headers. Here you can see the message headers and copy and paste them, if necessary. Click Close when done.