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.
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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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