[jaws-uk] Re: attaching files using outlook 2007 and jfw 9

Hi Jim

I'm pasting below information taken from the HELP menu which seems relevant
to your question. What I normally do is to find the INSERT item while
writing the message the file is to be attached to. The pain here is that I
have to type the whole address of the file... Otherwise I have to use
Windows Explore to locate it.

I hope this will point you in the right direction.

 

Carlos.

 

>> 1. On the File menu, click New, and then click Mail Message.

2. On the Message tab, in the Include group, click Attach File.

Attach File

 

3. In the Insert File dialog box, browse to and select the file that you
want to attach,

and then click Insert.If you don't see the file that you want in the
appropriate

folder, make sure that All files (*.*) is selected in the Files of type box,
and

that Windows Explorer is configured to 

show file name extensions.

 

 

 Tip   You can also attach file from the new message's Insert tab.

 

 Important   By default, Outlook 

blocks

 potentially unsafe attachments (including .bat, .exe, .vbs, and .js files)
that might

contain viruses. If you attach such a file to an e-mail message, you will be
asked

whether you want to send a potentially unsafe attachment. If you answer Yes,
Outlook

will send the attachment. If you answer No, you can then 

remove

 the potentially unsafe attachment.

 

Microsoft Office Outlook

 

 Tip   You can attach multiple files simultaneously by selecting the files
and dragging

them from a folder on your computer to an open message in Outlook.

 

Top of Page 

Attach a message or other item to a message

 

You can attach 

items (item: An item is the basic element that holds information in Outlook
(similar

to a file in other programs). Items include e-mail messages, appointments,
contacts,

tasks, journal entries, notes, posted items, and documents.)

 and other messages to a new message:

 

1. On the File menu, click New, and then click Mail Message.

2. On the Message tab, in the Include group, click Attach Item.

Image

 

3. In the Look in list, click the folder that contains the item that you
want to attach.

4. Click the item that you want, and then click OK.

 

 Tip   You can also attach an item from the new message's Insert tab.

 

 

Where do attachments appear in my message?

 

Where attachments appear in your message depends on the format in which you
compose

the message:

 

If the message format is HTML or plain text, attachments appear in the
attachment

box below the Subject line.

Attachment line

 

If the message format is Rich Text, attachments appear in the body of the
message.

Even though the file appears to be embedded in the message, it is actually
still

a separate attachment.

Attachment in message body

 

 

The format in which a message is composed is indicated in the title bar at
the top

of the message.

 

Message

 

 

 

Attachment size limitations

 

Outlook does not impose any size limit on attachments. However, most e-mail
server

administrators and Internet service providers (ISPs) do set limits on the
overall

message size, which is the sum of all attachments plus the content of the
message

itself. Typically, premium-level services provide more e-mail file storage
space

and allow larger messages than standard-level services. For more information
on the

maximum allowed message size, contact your ISP or the e-mail server
administrator

in your organization.

 

If you are attaching a very large file, you should first compress the file
by using

a zip program. Outlook files that are saved in the default Open XML Formats
with

the following file extensions are automatically zipped: .docx, .dotx, .xlsx,
.xltx,

.pptx, .potx, and .ppsx.

 

 

 

Problems with .zip files

 

If files that you attach are zipped when you do not expect them to be, check
to see

whether a .zip utility has been installed in Outlook as a COM add-in. You
can disable

this sort of add-in by doing the following:

 

1. On the Tools menu, click Trust Center, and then click Add-ins. 

2. In the Manage list, click COM Add-Ins, and then click Go.

3. In the COM Add-ins dialog box, clear the check box next to the add-in
name, and

then click OK. <<

 

 

 

 

 

From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jim McAuslan
Sent: 25 February 2009 14:29
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] attaching files using outlook 2007 and jfw 9

 

Hello List,

 

As the subject line says, I want to attach files to e mails using outlook
2007.  I'm having difficulty doing this as the keystroke alt+I doesn't seem
to work.  I've tried various ways of doing this but to no avail.

Could some help me on this one please.

 

Jim McAuslan
Multi-Media Officer

 

HI~Arts
Suites 4 & 5
4th Floor
Ballantyne House
84 Academy Street
Inverness
SCOTLAND IV1 1LU

t: 01463 720 898

 

 <http://www.hi-arts.couk> www.hi-arts.co.uk 

 

 

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