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II'm new to Power Automate Desktop. I'm having trouble understanding how to input commands into the workflow. Here's the situation: I want to automate the conversion of emails in my Outlook inbox to PDF and copy them to a predefined file. I've used a loop, but after converting the first email, it doesn't move on to the second as expected and repeats the process with the first email indefinitely. I need to know how I can ensure that after converting the first email to PDF, it converts the second, then the third, and so on.

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Hi @CU12011937-0,
The issue you're experiencing is a common loop problem—your flow is likely referencing the same email variable (e.g., the first item in your list) inside the loop body, rather than the current iteration item. That's why it keeps converting only the first email indefinitely.
Here's how to fix it:
Step 1: Get Your Emails into a List
Use the "Get emails from Outlook" action to retrieve all emails and store them in a list variable (e.g., %EmailList%).
Step 2: Use a For Each Loop Correctly
Add a "For each" action and set it to iterate over %EmailList%. This will automatically create a %CurrentItem% variable that updates with each iteration.
Step 3: Reference CurrentItem Inside the Loop
Inside your loop, make sure every action that touches the email uses %CurrentItem% instead of %EmailList[0]% or a hardcoded index. For example:

Email body → %CurrentItem.Body%
Email subject (for filename) → %CurrentItem.Subject%
Received date → %CurrentItem.ReceivedTime%

Step 4: Save Each PDF with a Unique Name

When saving to PDF, build a dynamic filename using the current email's properties:

%OutputFolder%\%CurrentItem.Subject%_%CurrentItem.ReceivedTime%.pdf

This ensures each email creates a separate file rather than overwriting the same one.
Quick Checklist

✅ Loop iterates over the full list, not a single item
✅ All actions inside the loop use %CurrentItem%, not %EmailList[0]%
✅ PDF filename is dynamic (using subject/date), not static

If you're still stuck, share a screenshot of your current flow actions and I can pinpoint the exact line that needs adjustment.
Hope this helps!

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