How to attach a document from sharepoint to email

[sniffnvoice]

We use a file server and several of our users from time to time will have to send a document via email to someone. They do this by going into their outlook and start composing an email. At some point before they send the document they will click the attach button and navigate to the file server and attach the document. My question is now that we have most of the documents organized in sharepoint can we somehow let them do it that same way. I cannot seem to figure it out.

 

[ouzojd]

You can copy from an explorer view in a document library and paste it into the email which will add it as an attachment.

Or when you click attach in Outlook, in the filename field of the browse box that opens you can type

http://<portaladdress

(without the /default.aspx)> and press enter. That will display a browseable structure of the portal (not sites).

You can also use that method with a sites url.

Also after you press enter, in the same box, you can go to tools and "add to my places" which will then display it as an icon in the left of all your office applications Open/Save boxes.

I have also read you will be able to browse sites using this method in Sharepoint 2007.

Cheers

 

[Beowulf005]

I use this function when I need to send out a document within my company.

Email link from context menu

This way anyone can email the linked file without adding the network places. (but on occasions I use 'my places' as well )

When frustrated remember, in the computer world there is almost always a backdoor.