Outlook should check for attachments before mail is sent

[Guest]

It's happened to most of us: we send out an email indicating that an
attachment is present, but we accidentally press send without actually
attaching the document(s). I would like to suggest that MS Outlook search
for words in the body of the email text for words like "attached" or
"attachment" and then check, like a spell checker, to see if you've actually
indeed attached it. A pop-up box would appear and you could select YES/NO
before sending.

No more red-faced, embarrassing re-mail do-overs.


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[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

For VBA code that adds such functionality. see
http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=553

And see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vbabasics.htm if you're just getting started with Outlook VBA.


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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers