save attached document to android files from microsoft outlook email usinf the 3 dots without open the attached file

Question

explain to me step by step, that it is possible to save an attached document from Microsoft outlook email, using the 3 dots to next to the attached document, to save the attachment to android Samsung S22 ultra files app, without opening that attachment.

Answer 1

On Outlook for Android on a Samsung S22 Ultra, an attachment can be saved directly to the device without opening it by using the attachment’s options. With TalkBack (Android’s screen reader) enabled, the supported method is:

1. Open Outlook for Android and navigate to the email that contains the attachment. Emails with attachments are announced as “Has attachment.”
2. Move focus to the attachment that needs to be saved. TalkBack announces the attachment’s file type, name, and size.
3. Move focus once more; TalkBack announces an action such as “For.” Activate it (double‑tap).
4. In the menu that appears, move focus until “Save to device” is announced, then activate it (double‑tap).
5. If prompted with “Allow Outlook to access photos, media, and files on your device,” move focus to “Allow, button” and activate it.
6. The attachment is saved to the Downloads folder, which can be accessed from the Files app on the Samsung device.

This process saves the attachment directly to Android storage; the file does not need to be opened first.

If Outlook reports that there are too many downloads with the same file name and refuses to save, open the Files app → Downloads, rename or delete one or more copies of that file name, then return to Outlook and repeat the save steps.

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References:

• Use a screen reader to save an image or attachment from an email in Outlook
• Too many downloads with the same file name
• Outlook for Android Help