Delete an attachment - Outlook - Microsoft Office Online

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Delete an attachment

Applies to: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

Show Delete an attachment from the Attachments line

Right-click the attachment.
On the shortcut menu, click Remove.

Note In a message you are creating, you can click the attachment, and then press DELETE.

Show Delete an attachment from the message body

Click the attachment.
Press DELETE.

Note Alternatively, if the message is in Rich Text format, you can place the cursor to the right of the attachment, and then press BACKSPACE twice.

Show Delete an image from an HTML message body

On the Edit menu, click Edit Message.
In the message body, click the image.
Press DELETE.

Notes

If the message is in HTML format, attachments appear in the Attachments line, located below the Subject line. If the message is in Rich Text format, attachments appear in the body of the message.
You can reduce the size of your mailbox by following the steps above to delete attachments from messages you have received. You may want to save file attachments on your computer before deleting them from Microsoft Outlook.