Email client is software which is present in your computer whose primary function is to send and read emails. The main purpose of the email client is that all your mails are saved in your system and are accessed much faster than a web based. Email client allows you to read directly all messages as they are received even when you are not online and connected to the internet. There is also an option to compose a new message when you are offline. When the email client is connected to the internet, you will be able to send messages.

You can see various email clients which are available. The example of regular email clients are:

• MS Outlook
• Windows Live Mail
• Mozilla Thunderbird 

Email clients are related with the file formats they use. Every application uses a different file format. File formats makes it easier to identify the files, just by looking at their extension. The application reads the information which is present in the file and is able to identify the file format.

The post will tell you about how Windows Live Mail export to PDF, which obviously another format.

Windows Live Mail

Windows Live Mail broke into the scene after the degradation of Windows Mail. Windows Live Mail is capable of handling multiple accounts and it also combines with other elements like Photo Gallery, Calendar, etc. It gives a simple and easy access to your mails then no email client is able to overcome the simplicity of the email client.

Let us now see the default format in Windows Live Mail

The file format is EML which is present in Windows Live Mail. All the mail clients who support the standard format which is MIME RFC 822 will read the EML files.

To export the Windows Live Mail to other format, the user must know where the Windows Live Mail is present?

First method is to export the Windows Live Mail from the application itself. The steps are as follows:

• Launch Windows Live Mail
• Click on >>File Menu>>Export Email>>Email Messages>>Windows Live Messages
• Browse the location where you want to save the files

The next method is to get the files from the store location:

Windows 7 operating system: C:\Users\ logon\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail

For Windows XP operating system: C:\Documents and Settings\ logon \Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail

PDF is a universal format

The conversion to PDF is evident because of the popularity of the format is seen everywhere. PDF is secure and is also platform independent; it means you can view PDF easily in any operating system and with any hardware. PDF is also very compact which means that PDF can be easily compressed into smaller size. If a user tries to edit a PDF then it will surely leave a footprint.

The software which reads the PDF files is free to install and use.

About Tool

The tool will help Windows Live Mail export to PDF, there are various options in the tool such as option select the folder which has all the files present inside and also a feature to choose the orphan Windows Live Mail messages. The Windows Live Mail emails which get converted to PDF will have the same details as the original files.