> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Export to Outlook Without Domain Setup

> Use a Migma email in Outlook when your business cannot approve a sending domain during a trial

If your business cannot approve a Migma sending domain or ESP integration during a trial, you can still use Migma to design and test the email, then place the exported email into an Outlook message manually.

<Info>
  You do not need domain approval to export the email design. Domain setup is only needed when Migma sends the campaign for you.
</Info>

<Warning>
  Manual Outlook sending uses your Outlook mailbox. Migma cannot manage tracking, unsubscribe handling, suppression lists, deliverability logs, or campaign analytics for messages sent this way.
</Warning>

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## Client-ready answer

Yes. If domain integration cannot be approved for a trial, create and review the email in Migma, export the HTML, then insert the rendered email into Outlook. Best path is:

1. Run Email Preflight in Migma.
2. Export the email as HTML from **Publish -> Get the Code -> HTML**.
3. Open the exported HTML in a browser and copy the rendered email.
4. Paste it into an Outlook compose window.
5. Send a test to yourself before sending to recipients.

For classic Outlook on Windows, you can also insert the HTML file directly with **Insert -> Attach File -> Insert as Text**.

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## Before you export

<Steps>
  <Step title="Confirm consent">
    Send only to people who gave permission to receive your email. Migma does not allow cold email or purchased lists. See [sending rules](/get-started/what-you-can-send).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Email Preflight">
    Review spam risk, link checks, Outlook rendering, dark mode, and client compatibility before exporting. See [Email Preflight](/email-editor/email-preflight).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check compliance content">
    For commercial email, keep your business identification, postal address where required, and unsubscribe or preference instructions in the email body.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Export from Migma

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the email">
    Open the email or series slot you want to send.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Publish">
    Click **Publish** in the email viewer toolbar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose HTML export">
    Click **Get the Code**, then choose **HTML**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy or download">
    Copy the HTML or download the `.html` file. Downloading is easiest when you plan to open it in a browser or insert it into classic Outlook.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Do not paste raw HTML code into Outlook's message body. Outlook will usually show it as text. Open the HTML first, then copy the rendered email.
</Tip>

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## Add the email to Outlook

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Outlook web or new Outlook">
    Use this path when Outlook does not show **Insert as Text**.

    <Steps>
      <Step title="Open the HTML file">
        Open the exported `.html` file in a browser.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Copy the rendered email">
        Select the rendered email in the browser and copy it.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Paste into Outlook">
        Open a new Outlook message and paste the rendered email into the body.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Send a test">
        Send to yourself first. Check layout, links, images, and dark mode if your audience uses Outlook.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Classic Outlook for Windows">
    Classic Outlook can insert an HTML file as the message body.

    <Steps>
      <Step title="Create a new message">
        Open classic Outlook for Windows and create a new email.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Insert the HTML file">
        Go to **Insert -> Attach File**, choose the exported `.html` file, then use the arrow beside **Insert** and choose **Insert as Text**.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Review the message">
        Add your subject line, recipients, and any final edits.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Send a test">
        Send to yourself and at least one Outlook inbox before sending to recipients.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Note>
  New Outlook, Outlook web, and Outlook for Mac may not support **Insert as Text**. Use the browser copy and paste method in those clients.
</Note>

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## What may change in Outlook

Outlook is strict about email HTML, especially desktop Outlook (Word rendering). Migma exports production HTML built for real inboxes. Outlook or Microsoft 365 policies can still adjust the message after you paste or insert it.

Common changes:

* Outlook may remove unsupported CSS or scripts.
* Your company policy may block external images until recipients click to download them.
* Images need public URLs. Local image file paths will not work for recipients.
* Some spacing can shift after Outlook converts the pasted content.
* Reply and forward views can look different from the original sent message.

Run [Email Client Compatibility](/email-editor/client-compatibility) checks in Migma and send a real Outlook test before client approval.

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## When to use this workaround

Use Outlook export when:

* You are blocked from approving DNS or a sending domain during a trial.
* You need a client to preview or approve a Migma-designed email.
* You are sending a small, manual test from your own mailbox.
* Your organization requires Outlook as the sending surface.

Do not use this workaround for bulk marketing sends. For production campaigns, use a verified [sending domain](/sending-domains/overview), an approved [ESP integration](/integrations/email-service-providers), or Migma campaign sending so unsubscribe handling, suppression lists, logs, and analytics stay connected.

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## Related pages

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Export Options" icon="download" href="/email-editor/export-options">
    Export HTML, MJML, PNG, or ESP templates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Email Preflight" icon="check-double" href="/email-editor/email-preflight">
    Review spam risk, links, compatibility, and deliverability before exporting.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Email Client Compatibility" icon="mobile" href="/email-editor/client-compatibility">
    Understand Outlook, dark mode, and inbox rendering.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sending Rules" icon="shield-check" href="/get-started/what-you-can-send">
    Permission-based email policy and no-cold-email rules.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>