Can I attach a folder to an Outlook Express E-mail?

[Guest]

I am running Windows XP Home Edition and MS Office Pro 2003.

Can I insert several documents into one folder,
and attach the folder to an Outlook Express E-mail? How do I do it?
I need to keep the documents organized together in one folder.
If I attach the documents individually, I fear the sequence and the
organization of the documents will be scrambled.
I really appreciate your help.
Thank You,

 

[niknik1971]

You need to compress the folder and email the compressed file.

NIK

 

[Gordon]

You need to compress the folder and email the compressed file.

You mean ZIP the folder - compression and zip are two different things.

 

[niknik1971]

Depends on what software you use. I use winrar, so it would not be zipped.


NIK

 

[Chrome Boy]

Open the e-mail and INSERT.
Insert is 4th from the left on a open e-mail.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You cannot attach a folder unless it is zipped.

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Wes
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[Guest]

Please explain the difference between zip and compress.
When should I zip?
When should I compress?
How do I zip a folder?
How do I compress a folder?
This is totally new to me.
Thank You,

 

[niknik1971]

I must first say that I used the wrong term when I said "compress".

To zip the folder and right click it. go down to "send to" and choose
compressed (zipped) folder.
This will now zip (compress) the said folder. Job done.

NIK

 

[Gordon]

Please explain the difference between zip and compress.

"Compress" is what Windows XP does under the Disk Cleanup function in order
to save disk space. "Zip" is a generic term (as Winzip is the most common
application used to do this - rather like Hoover has become the generic term
for a vacuum cleaner) where the user can "zip" many files into one file.
(This is not the same as copying files into a folder)

HTH

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

"Compress" is what Windows XP does under the Disk Cleanup function in
order to save disk space. "Zip" is a generic term (as Winzip is the
most common application used to do this - rather like Hoover has
become the generic term for a vacuum cleaner) where the user can
"zip" many files into one file. (This is not the same as copying
files into a folder)

"Zip" is more than a generic term for compressing. In fact, zip is a
particular format for compression (and, as you say, archiving several files
into one file)

So "compress" is the generic trerm, and "zip" is a specific form of
compression.

 

[Gordon]

"Zip" is more than a generic term for compressing. In fact, zip is a
particular format for compression (and, as you say, archiving several
files into one file)

So "compress" is the generic trerm, and "zip" is a specific form of
compression.

I was trying to compare the "compress" that XP does on disk cleanup with
"zip" as in zipping.....

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I was trying to compare the "compress" that XP does on disk cleanup
with "zip" as in zipping.....

Yes, I understood that. Think of my message as an amplification or
clarification of what you said, not as a disagreement.

 

[Guest]

Thank You So Much, NIK,

for your help to understand "zipping" a folder.
Again, Thank You

 

[Guest]

Thank You So Much, HTH,

for your help to understand the terms "compress" and "zip."
Again, Thank You,

 

[Gordon]

Thank You So Much, HTH,

"HTH" is a mnemonic for "Hoper This Helps"!