By default, when you open an attached image in Microsoft Outlook you are unable to use the rotate buttons, this is because the image is read-only.

To fix the issue you need to change Outlook so attachments open with write access.

The steps below show how to do this.

How to enable reply with changes

1. With Microsoft Outlook open, select the ‘File’ menu then ‘Options’
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3. Select ‘Trust Center’ from the left hand menu
4. Click on the ‘Trust Center Settings’ button
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6. Select ‘Attachment Handling’ from the left hand menu
7. Under ‘Reply With Changes’, tick ‘Add properties to attachments to enable Reply with Changes’
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9. Click on the ‘OK’ button
10. Click on the ‘OK’ button

How to reply with changes

Now that the above change has been made you will be able to reply with changes made to attachments being sent to the recipient (for example, rotate an image).

The process is the same as normal email forwarding.

1. Locate the email with the attachment you want to forward
2. Open the email and select ‘Forward’
3. Open the attachment and edit as required
4. Save the changes
5. Send the email to the recipient. They will receive the attachment with the changes saved.