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Send a document in e-mail
To send e-mail, you must have an e-mail account set up in your Outlook profile. After you set up an e-mail account, the Send button is available and you can send documents. If the Send button is not available, you may have chosen not to add an e-mail account when you installed Outlook, or you may have canceled the New Account Wizard. Do one of the following: Send a document for review
To use this procedure, you must be using Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Exchange, or any 32-bit e-mail program that is compatible with the Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) (MAPI: The Microsoft interface specification that allows different messaging and workgroup applications (including e-mail, voice mail, and fax) to work through a single client.).
- Set up an e-mail account if you have not already done so.
How?
- In Outlook or your e-mail program, click
E-mail Accounts on the
Tools menu.
- Click
Add a new e-mail account, and
then click
Next.
- Click the type of e-mail server that is used for your account, and then click
Next.
Note If you are setting up an MSN e-mail account, click
POP3 (POP3: A common protocol that is used to retrieve e-mail messages from an Internet e-mail server.) for MSN Internet Access version 5.3 or earlier, or click HTTP for MSN
Explorer.
- In the appropriate boxes, type the information from
your Internet service provider (ISP) (ISP: A business that provides access to the Internet for such things as electronic mail, chat rooms, or use of the World Wide Web. Some ISPs are multinational, offering access in many locations, while others are limited to a specific region.) or administrator.
Notes
- If you are using an MSN or MSN Hotmail account, we recommend that you use the Outlook Connector for MSN, which provides more reliable access to your e-mail messages, as well as your calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes that are attached to your account.
- Unless specified by your ISP, all server and address entries
are typed in lowercase letters.
- For passwords, some ISPs require a combination of lowercase
and uppercase letters — for example,
passWorD — to add further security. Check with your ISP to see whether it requires a case-sensitive
password.
- You can specify that Outlook remember your password
by typing it in the
Password box and selecting the
Remember password check box.
While this means that you won't have to type your password each time you
access the account, it also means that the account is vulnerable to anyone who
has access to your computer.
- Unless your ISP has indicated that your service uses Secure
Password Authentication (SPA), do not select the
Log on
using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) check box.
- Do any of the following:
- If you want to configure additional settings, such as how you
want your computer to connect to your e-mail server, click
More Settings. Otherwise, click
Next.
- Click
Finish.
- In Word, open or switch to the document that you want to send for review.
- On the File menu, point to Send To, and then click Mail Recipient (for Review).
- In the new e-mail message, in the To and Cc boxes, enter recipient names separated by semicolons.
To select recipient names from a list, click the To or Cc button.
By default, the file name is included in the Subject box. If you want, you can type your own subject.
-
If you want, you can insert an additional file.
- Click Send
or press ALT+S.

Notes
Send a document as an attachment
To use this procedure, you must be using Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Exchange, or any 32-bit e-mail program that is compatible with the Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) (MAPI: The Microsoft interface specification that allows different messaging and workgroup applications (including e-mail, voice mail, and fax) to work through a single client.). In addition, you must set up an e-mail account in your e-mail profile.
- Set up an e-mail account if you have not already done so.
How?
- In Outlook or your e-mail program, click
E-mail Accounts on the
Tools menu.
- Click
Add a new e-mail account, and
then click
Next.
- Click the type of e-mail server that is used for your account, and then click
Next.
Note If you are setting up an MSN e-mail account, click
POP3 (POP3: A common protocol that is used to retrieve e-mail messages from an Internet e-mail server.) for MSN Internet Access version 5.3 or earlier, or click HTTP for MSN
Explorer.
- In the appropriate boxes, type the information from
your Internet service provider (ISP) (ISP: A business that provides access to the Internet for such things as electronic mail, chat rooms, or use of the World Wide Web. Some ISPs are multinational, offering access in many locations, while others are limited to a specific region.) or administrator.
Notes
- If you are using an MSN or MSN Hotmail account, we recommend that you use the Outlook Connector for MSN, which provides more reliable access to your e-mail messages, as well as your calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes that are attached to your account.
- Unless specified by your ISP, all server and address entries
are typed in lowercase letters.
- For passwords, some ISPs require a combination of lowercase
and uppercase letters — for example,
passWorD — to add further security. Check with your ISP to see whether it requires a case-sensitive
password.
- You can specify that Outlook remember your password
by typing it in the
Password box and selecting the
Remember password check box.
While this means that you won't have to type your password each time you
access the account, it also means that the account is vulnerable to anyone who
has access to your computer.
- Unless your ISP has indicated that your service uses Secure
Password Authentication (SPA), do not select the
Log on
using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) check box.
- Do any of the following:
- If you want to configure additional settings, such as how you
want your computer to connect to your e-mail server, click
More Settings. Otherwise, click
Next.
- Click
Finish.
- In Word, open or create the file that you want to send as an attachment.
- On the File menu, point to Send To, and then click Mail Recipient (as Attachment).
Note If you want to create a Document Workspace (Document Workspace: A Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services site that is created for collaborating on one or more documents.) site for the document, click Attachment Options, and then click Shared attachments.
- In the To and Cc boxes, enter recipient names separated by semicolons.
To select recipient names from a list, click the To or Cc button.
By default, the file's name appears in the Subject box. If you want, you can type your own subject name.
-
If you want, you can include an additional file.
- Click Send
or press ALT+S.
 Note If you don't see the Send button in your e-mail message, you might not have an e-mail account set up. Find a link to more information about setting up an e-mail account in the See Also box, which is visible when you are connected to the Internet.
Send a document as the body of an e-mail message
You must be using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 to use this procedure.
In addition, you must set up an e-mail account in your Outlook profile.
- Set up an e-mail account if you have not already done so.
How?
- In Outlook or your e-mail program, click
E-mail Accounts on the
Tools menu.
- Click
Add a new e-mail account, and
then click
Next.
- Click the type of e-mail server that is used for your account, and then click
Next.
Note If you are setting up an MSN e-mail account, click
POP3 (POP3: A common protocol that is used to retrieve e-mail messages from an Internet e-mail server.) for MSN Internet Access version 5.3 or earlier, or click HTTP for MSN
Explorer.
- In the appropriate boxes, type the information from
your Internet service provider (ISP) (ISP: A business that provides access to the Internet for such things as electronic mail, chat rooms, or use of the World Wide Web. Some ISPs are multinational, offering access in many locations, while others are limited to a specific region.) or administrator.
Notes
- If you are using an MSN or MSN Hotmail account, we recommend that you use the Outlook Connector for MSN, which provides more reliable access to your e-mail messages, as well as your calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes that are attached to your account.
- Unless specified by your ISP, all server and address entries
are typed in lowercase letters.
- For passwords, some ISPs require a combination of lowercase
and uppercase letters — for example,
passWorD — to add further security. Check with your ISP to see whether it requires a case-sensitive
password.
- You can specify that Outlook remember your password
by typing it in the
Password box and selecting the
Remember password check box.
While this means that you won't have to type your password each time you
access the account, it also means that the account is vulnerable to anyone who
has access to your computer.
- Unless your ISP has indicated that your service uses Secure
Password Authentication (SPA), do not select the
Log on
using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) check box.
- Do any of the following:
- If you want to configure additional settings, such as how you
want your computer to connect to your e-mail server, click
More Settings. Otherwise, click
Next.
- Click
Finish.
- In Word, open the document that you want to send.
- On the File menu, point to Send To, and then click Mail Recipient.
- In the To and Cc boxes, enter recipient names separated by semicolons.
By default, the file's name appears in the Subject box. If you want, you can type your own subject name.
- Type an introduction in the Introduction box. For example, in your introduction you might provide review instructions for the recipients.
- Click Send a Copy or press ALT+S.
 Note If you don't see the Send button in your e-mail message, you might not have an e-mail account set up. Find a link to more information about setting up an e-mail account in the See Also box, which is visible when you are connected to the Internet.
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