When I "reply to all", it seems to delete my attachments

[Guest]

We just merged to Outlook at my office and when I receive a group email with
an attachment and then try to REPLY to ALL, it then deletes my attachments
and says << File: name of file.xls >>
can anyone help me ?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook does not include attachments from the original message when you reply. It assumes (with good reason) that the other people already have those attachments.

The attachments are still in the original message.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Reply implies that the original sender and receiver(s) still have the
attachment and therefor the attachment is stripped. Use Forward instead.

 

[Vanguard]

We just merged to Outlook at my office and when I receive a group
email with
an attachment and then try to REPLY to ALL, it then deletes my
attachments
and says << File: name of file.xls >>
can anyone help me ?

Well, all those recipients of the original message got the attachment
in the original message. They don't need another copy of it in your
reply.

 

[Guest]

I understand, but not the point

Well, all those recipients of the original message got the attachment
in the original message. They don't need another copy of it in your
reply.

 

[Vanguard]

I understand, but not the point

No, you don't get the point. You are *replying* rather than
resending. When you talk on the telephone, do you repeat what the
other person said before adding your reply? The other person already
knows what they said. For e-mail, the sender already has the file
that they attached PLUS they have a copy of the e-mail with the
attachment that they sent you, and each of the other recipients also
got that e-mail with the attachment. Roady already told you the
workaround.

You could look into the options to find the one related to Reply, and
select to attach the original message. Maybe if the original message
gets attached (rather than just its body getting duplicated in your
*reply*) it might include the attachments. However, that means
whoever gets your reply will have to open the attached copy of the
e-mail and then they can see the attachments in that original message.

 

[Guest]

There is a legitimate reason why you might want to include the attachment in
the reply. If you have been sent an attachment to review and edit and want
to return the edited version, if you save the changes it's easier to just
Reply. The easy answer, of course, is use Forward rather than Reply.

 

[SW]

This is a ridiculous answer. Yes the sender has the attachment but what if I
am replying to them but ccing someone else. Also, it would be much easier
for the sender of the attachment to just open the one on my reply and refresh
themselves on what the email is about than to have to search their folders
for it. I truly can't believe this is not a standard option for replying.

 

[Vince Averello]

It is standard practice.

 

[SW]

Ok but what really irritated me is that it took reading through multiple
answers on this list after searching in help to see that it just was not an
option. You should just say that straight out instead of implying that it is
not a useful feature.

Is there no possibility of this being added as an update in years to come?
I'm stuck with outlook at work for a long time. And, actually I like it very
much. It is just that I used reply with the attachments often when using
Lotus Notes and miss this feature. I can "forward" and will but I would hope
your company would consider this as an update.

 

[Vince Averello]

.... and I'm stuck using Lotus Notes at work and find the attachments in
replies thing to be idiotic. I really doubt MS will add a feature that only
one, that I know of, mail product has.

 

[tim]

If you open the original email and the reply, you can drag and drop the
attachment from the original to the reply email.