Outlook, cannot send file as shortcut

[Peterthepooh]

Hello,

On my Windows 2000 pro box with office 2000 I can go into outlook and send an attachment with a choice of:

insert
insert as text
insert as hyperlink
insert as shortcut

but in my new system running office xp I only get
insert
insert as text
insert as hyperlink

how do I add insert as shortcut?

Peter

 

[Murugs]

Open the New mail window and drag the shortcut from say desktop to this new email window and now you will be able to attach the .lnk files.

regards
Muru

 

[joegz]

From what I have read on this (though no place says this literally) I think Microsoft has taken that option out for some insane reason in XP. You will have to create a shortcut to the file and then attach the shortcut as a file. Or do the drag and drop as previously mentioned.

joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."

 

[Peterthepooh]

Thanks for the quick reply guys,

I tried to drag a xls or doc from desktop to the new email and the options are

Move Here
Copy Here
Create Shortcut here (greyed out)
Create Hyperlink here
Cancel

I cannot choose shortcut because it's greyed out why?

Thanks,

Peter

 

[Murugs]

Just drag the shortcut to your e-mail body and it will automatically add it as an attachment.

regards
MP