When I reply to an email with an attachment I lose the attachment

[Guest]

When I reply to an email I cannot find the setting that allows the file to
stay attached. The only success I have is to forward the email to the same
person. I would like to keep files attached when I reply to something. What
setting am I missing?

 

[Guest]

Tools> Options> Email Options. Under "On replies and forwards" select what
you want to happen from the drop-down. OK out.

 

[Guest]

Hi
Tried this but the options refer to text, not attachments. What version of
Outlook? (We're on 2003).
This has been a HUGE issue for my team and was a MAJOR oversite by Microsoft.
Thx

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Why is this an oversight? MIcrosoft rightly assumes that the person who sent you the email with the attachment ALREADY has the file on his/her machine so why would replying with the same attachment be an oversight?

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After furious head scratching, Tracy F asked:

| Hi
| Tried this but the options refer to text, not attachments. What
| version of Outlook? (We're on 2003).
| This has been a HUGE issue for my team and was a MAJOR oversite by
| Microsoft. Thx
|
| "Lauren Giles" wrote:
|
|| Tools> Options> Email Options. Under "On replies and forwards"
|| select what you want to happen from the drop-down. OK out.
||
|| "jaxstraww" wrote:
||
||| When I reply to an email I cannot find the setting that allows the
||| file to stay attached. The only success I have is to forward the
||| email to the same person. I would like to keep files attached when
||| I reply to something. What setting am I missing?