{"id":3393,"date":"2017-11-20T19:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T19:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uaetechnician.ae\/?p=3393"},"modified":"2019-07-01T07:16:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T07:16:26","slug":"open-winmail-dat-file-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uaetechnician.ae\/open-winmail-dat-file-extension","title":{"rendered":"How to open the file with winmail.dat extension?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes your correspondents using Outlook send you an email with a winmail.dat file attachment. If you do not use the Microsoft email client, it is impossible for you to open the attached files contained in the email. We will see how to fix this problem.<\/p>\n

When sending an email with attachments from Outlook to a correspondent using another email client, such as\u00a0Thunderbird\u00a0, it may not be possible to read these attachments.\u00a0Indeed, in the case where the messages are in Microsoft Exchange RTF format (for example, with text in bold or in italics), Outlook encapsulates these elements in a\u00a0winmail.dat<\/strong>\u00a0file\u00a0.\u00a0The correspondent not using Outlook will then be unable to open, read or save the files contained in this archive.<\/p>\n

On the sender’s side:<\/h2>\n

First, it is recommended that the correspondent using Outlook select another message format to avoid this problem:
\nOn the\u00a0Tools<\/strong>\u00a0menu\u00a0, click\u00a0Options<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

On the\u00a0Mail Format\u00a0tab\u00a0, under\u00a0Message Format\u00a0, select\u00a0HTML<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Plain\u00a0<\/em>Text<\/em>\u00a0in the\u00a0Message Format\u00a0list\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Another way is to edit your contact’s file that receives your attachments as a winmail.dat file.\u00a0In the General\u00a0Email Address<\/strong>\u00a0tab\u00a0, right-click and choose\u00a0Properties<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0In the\u00a0Mail Properties<\/strong>\u00a0window\u00a0, go to\u00a0Internet Format<\/strong>\u00a0and check ”\u00a0Let Outlook decide the best sending format<\/em>\u00a0“.\u00a0Validate and save.<\/p>\n

Thus, your correspondent will receive your attachments correctly.<\/p>\n

From the side of the receiver:<\/h2>\n

\"How<\/a>To read the contents of the winmail.dat file, we will use the free software\u00a0Winmail.dat Reader<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0After installing and running the program, just click on the\u00a0Open winmail.dat<\/strong>\u00a0button\u00a0and go to your\u00a0winmail.dat<\/em>file,\u00a0which you will have saved on your disk.<\/p>\n

Then, the software simply allows you to view the documents contained in the encapsulator.\u00a0You can open them directly by double clicking on them or save them by clicking the\u00a0Save As<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Save All<\/em>\u00a0button\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Solution with the LookOut plugin:<\/h2>\n

Plugin to read the files contained in Winmail.dat Files:<\/p>\n

You will be able to consult the attached files contained in the winmail.dat file that have been sent by your correspondent.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes your correspondents using Outlook send you an email with a winmail.dat file attachment. If you do not use the Microsoft email client, it is impossible for you to open the attached files contained in the email. We will see how to fix this problem. 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