Send Word 2007 as an attachment ??

[Guest]

Using Office 2007 but not Outlook. Want Windows Mail to be the target when
choosing "Send as an attachment" from Word 2007. But the option is greyed out.
Windows Mail is otherwise working fine.
I've been into internet options and as far as I can tell Windows Mail is the
default email client. (Although still getting used to Vista)
What do I need to do to activate the option in Word (or other Office 2007
apps)?

 

[Steve Cochran]

It might not work. Office interoperability implies Outlook. So it may not
invoke WinMail at all.

You can create a new message and then drag the file overtop the message to
attach it.

steve

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I just tried it from Word 2007 and it worked fine. Even though I have
Outlook 2007 installed, it brought up Windows Mail.

Barglen, go to the Start menu, Default Programs, then
click the first item: "Set your default programs."
After a few seconds a list of programs comes up.
Click on Windows Mail. To the right you should then see
"This program has all its defaults."
If it has less than ALL of its defaults, fix it by clicking on
"Set this program as default."

Gary VanderMolen

It might not work. Office interoperability implies Outlook. So it may not invoke WinMail at all.

You can create a new message and then drag the file overtop the message to attach it.

steve

 

[Guest]

Gary,
thanks for the reply.
Winmail was already "sll defaults".
However your comments about it working with Outlook installed prompted a
check of my Office installation. I don't have, and am choosing not to,
install outlook. However on the Office installation disk under Outlook there
is the option to install "Outlook MAPI Service Providers". Once that was
installed, the email attachment option in Word 2007 worked like a charm.
Thanks for the help.
--
regards
....barglen

I just tried it from Word 2007 and it worked fine. Even though I have
Outlook 2007 installed, it brought up Windows Mail.

Barglen, go to the Start menu, Default Programs, then
click the first item: "Set your default programs."
After a few seconds a list of programs comes up.
Click on Windows Mail. To the right you should then see
"This program has all its defaults."
If it has less than ALL of its defaults, fix it by clicking on
"Set this program as default."

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Steve Cochran]

Thanks for the feedback on that. That will help other users with the same
issue.

steve

Gary,
thanks for the reply.
Winmail was already "sll defaults".
However your comments about it working with Outlook installed prompted a
check of my Office installation. I don't have, and am choosing not to,
install outlook. However on the Office installation disk under Outlook
there
is the option to install "Outlook MAPI Service Providers". Once that was
installed, the email attachment option in Word 2007 worked like a charm.
Thanks for the help.

 

[Guest]

I have Office Home & Student, so therefore do not have the Outlook files. Is
there any other recourse?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I have Office Home & Student, so therefore do not have the Outlook files.
Is
there any other recourse?

Any other recourse for what?
Please start your own thread.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Save the document. Then in Windows Mail click on Attach and
navigate to the saved file.

Gary VanderMolen