1. Create or open the item in which you want to insert a file attachment. For messages, you must be creating a new message to insert an attachment.
2. Click in the body of the item, and then click Insert File .
3. Select the file that you want to attach, and then click Insert.
4. In a new message, click Send, and in any other type of item, click Save and Close.

  Notes  

• By default, Microsoft Outlook blocks potentially unsafe attachment files (such as .bat, .exe, .vbs, and .js) that can contain viruses (virus: A computer program or macro that "infects" computer files by inserting copies of itself into those files. When the infected file is loaded into memory, the virus can infect other files. Viruses often have harmful side effects.). If you attach such a file to an e-mail message, you will be asked whether you want to send a potentially unsafe attachment. If you answer Yes, Outlook will send the attachment.
• You can also insert attachments by dragging a file from your computer to an Outlook item or by copying and pasting a file into an Outlook item as an attachment.
• A safer way to share files is to post the files to a secure network share. In an e-mail message, you can include a link to the share that you have given the recipient access to.

1. In the new message you are composing, click anywhere in the message.
2. If Microsoft Word is your e-mail editor, click the down arrow next to the paper clip icon , and then click Insert Item. Otherwise, on the Insert menu, click Item.
3. Select the message or other Outlook item that you want to attach, and then click OK.
4. In a new message, click Send. In any other type of item, click Save and Close.