Sending attachments using Word

[Guest]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I'll take a shot.

I'm using Office 2003, with Exchange 2003 as a mail server.

I am working with Outlook closed.
When I am composing a Word document and select File-Send to as Attachment, a
blank email appears with the document included as an attachment. I can select
the recipients and then click the send button. This works fine.
The problem is that the message will not be delivered to the recipient until
I open Outlook. Upon opening Outlook, the message(s) will be delivered as
expected. When I open Outlook, the messages are in the Outbox.

When I try the same procedure as above while Outlook is open, the message is
delivered immediately.

So, my question is how can I get the message to be sent immediately when
Outlook is closed? Or, do I just have to make sure that Outlook is open?

Thanks.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

outlook needs to be open for it to send.