If you’re on a slow Internet connection, it’ll definitely be faster to forward the email from a browser based email (because the attachments aren’t downloaded or uploaded to the computer at all). If you’ve received an Office document, PDF or other file as an email attachment, it’s simple to just forward the email to OneDrive. Saving direct from emails is easier and faster than uploading. Here’s how to add files to your OneDrive account by emailing them as attachments. Thanks for joining us! You'll get a welcome message in a few moments.