Word "Send To" Question

[xweyer]

I have a simple Word form that I want make as easy as possible for a user to send.

If I use File>Send To>Mail Recipient (as Attachment) I can get the form attached to an unaddressed email which is fine as far as it goes but since the addresses are always the same I'd like to find a way to have the To:, cc: & Subject: already filled out.

On the other hand if I use an email hyperlink in the document I can get the To:, cc: & Subject: automatically filled out but then the user has to do the attachment piece manually.

Does anyone know how I can expand either of these approaches to automate the whole (create an email with the form as an attachment wit the To:, cc: & Subject: already entered) process?

 

[AnotherHiggins]

I don't use Outlook, but I'm pretty sure your best bet is to use a macro. Please post a new thread in forum707.

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[Madawc]

On Outlook 2002, I have a set of unfinished e-mails with the typical distribution for different types of message I send. When I need one, I take a copy and work on that.

Another method is to create your own distribution lists, I've never done that because numbers are small.

I've no idea how this works with a document attached. I always attach them later and it is one specific document that is never likely to be sent again.

Madawc Williams (East Anglia, UK). Using Windows XP & Crystal 10

 

[xweyer]

Thanks to both of you for your suggestions.

anotherhiggins, I came to a similar conclusion regarding the need for a macro. It still seems a little odd to me that you can do every individual thing I was hoping to accomplish without any code but you can't seem to do them all at one time in a single process.

In any event I found a vba method of accomplishing what I needed here.

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/InterDev/SendMail.htm

I used the second method as even though the documentation would seem to indicate that the first method supports cc's I couldn't find any examples of the "CC" syntax or manage to disciphyer it on my own.

Madawc, My situation is a little different in that in this case a variety of people will be filling out the exact same form when needed and mailing it to the same locations.

 

[TonyJollans]

The two methods don't do the same - and the second one is the one you want. I wouldn't expect to be able to add a CC to a routing slip. The whole point of them is that the document goes serially round the recipients.

Enjoy,
Tony

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