Is it possible to use Automator in Outlook 2011 to forward selected emails?

02. December 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: ,
I have tried the following:

  1. Open Automator
  2. Create a new Workflow or Application
  3. Added action: "Get Selected Outlook Items"
  4. Added action: "Forward Outlook Mail Messages"
When I run the Workflow inside Automator, I get the following error:
  • Forward Outlook Mail Messages failed - 1 error
  • Microsoft Outlook got an error: Can't make {type:to recipient type, email address: {name:"", address:"*** Email address is removed for privacy ***"}} into type text.
The error does not seem to make sense.

Is this a bug?

I don't know why name is empty, however there is no name field in the action. The email field is text already, so what is up?