Change automatic download settings

Part 2. Decide if you want a default download folder. The first settings is where your downloaded files are saved to. You select this if you want all downloaded files to be saved in one default folder. The default folder name will appear in the white box beside the option. You may want to change the folder you are saving your downloads to if you are sharing the computer with someone else.

Decide if you want to select where each download gets saved. You can click inside the box to check it if you want to pick where every single individual download goes rather than having them downloaded into one folder. This option is great if you keep your downloads organized by type.

Exit the Downloads Settings menu. There is no extra saving option; once you change the settings, they change automatically. Yes No. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 3. You can't save downloads to another file than the file you're trying to download.

All you need to do is open the file in a photo editor, and save it as another type of file. Not Helpful 4 Helpful 3. Is there an option for opening a download instead of having to download and save each file? Here is how to set the automatic image download for this version:. The version is among the oldest ones still in use, and this is what you have to do to allow automatic image downloads:. After completing these steps, Outlook will download all images automatically in the future.

Before you do that, you should read the rest of the article to find out what are the security risks that come with automatic image downloading. You can set the automatic image download feature only for the emails you know. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions.

Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. This page will outline how to make the browser download PDF files automatically, rather than open them in a new tab. To proceed, select your browser from the list below and follow the instructions.