Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

I just tried to send an email with an attachment that is "housed" on a
computer that I'm networked to, but I wasn't able to attach it. I could
attach a file if it were on the same computer that the Outlook 2007 was on,
but not one that had to be accessed through My Network Places. I assume I
have some setting somewhere that's keeping me from being able to attach the
file. Anybody have a clue?

Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

"Jan" wrote in message
t...
I just tried to send an email with an attachment that is "housed" on a
computer that I'm networked to, but I wasn't able to attach it. I could
attach a file if it were on the same computer that the Outlook 2007 was on,
but not one that had to be accessed through My Network Places. I assume I
have some setting somewhere that's keeping me from being able to attach the
file. Anybody have a clue?


Could you clarify what 'I wasn't able to attach it' means? What did you do
to try to attach it?

--
f.h.

Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

If you are trying to attach it as a shortcut and the person to whom you are sending the item is not on your network, they will be unable to open it.

--�
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Jan asked:

| I just tried to send an email with an attachment that is "housed" on a
| computer that I'm networked to, but I wasn't able to attach it. I
| could attach a file if it were on the same computer that the Outlook
| 2007 was on, but not one that had to be accessed through My Network
| Places. I assume I have some setting somewhere that's keeping me from
| being able to attach the file. Anybody have a clue?

Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

I clicked the "paper clip" (attach file), navigated to the network drive
that contained a .pdf file I wished to attach to an email, highlighted the
file, but it would not attach to the email nor would it appear in the "File
Name" box at the bottom of the screen next to the "insert" button. Step by
step, I:

Clicked on New Email
Entered the recipient's name
Entered the Subject of the email
Typed a short note in the message body ("Here's the file we talked about.")
Clicked on the "Attach File" button (the paperclip)
Went to "My Network Places"
Worked my way to the folder that contained the .pdf file I wanted to attach
Highlighted the file (and tried double-clicking it)
Nothing happened .... it did not attach to the email.



"F. H. Muffman" wrote in message
...
"Jan" wrote in message
t...
I just tried to send an email with an attachment that is "housed" on a
computer that I'm networked to, but I wasn't able to attach it. I could
attach a file if it were on the same computer that the Outlook 2007 was
on, but not one that had to be accessed through My Network Places. I
assume I have some setting somewhere that's keeping me from being able to
attach the file. Anybody have a clue?


Could you clarify what 'I wasn't able to attach it' means? What did you
do to try to attach it?

--
f.h.

Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

I just had a second thought .... I have Norton Internet Security running on
the "server" computer. Could that be stopping the ability to attach a file ?


"Jan Groshan" wrote in message
t...
I clicked the "paper clip" (attach file), navigated to the network drive
that contained a .pdf file I wished to attach to an email, highlighted the
file, but it would not attach to the email nor would it appear in the "File
Name" box at the bottom of the screen next to the "insert" button. Step by
step, I:

Clicked on New Email
Entered the recipient's name
Entered the Subject of the email
Typed a short note in the message body ("Here's the file we talked
about.")
Clicked on the "Attach File" button (the paperclip)
Went to "My Network Places"
Worked my way to the folder that contained the .pdf file I wanted to
attach
Highlighted the file (and tried double-clicking it)
Nothing happened .... it did not attach to the email.



"F. H. Muffman" wrote in message
...
"Jan" wrote in message
t...
I just tried to send an email with an attachment that is "housed" on a
computer that I'm networked to, but I wasn't able to attach it. I could
attach a file if it were on the same computer that the Outlook 2007 was
on, but not one that had to be accessed through My Network Places. I
assume I have some setting somewhere that's keeping me from being able to
attach the file. Anybody have a clue?


Could you clarify what 'I wasn't able to attach it' means? What did you
do to try to attach it?

--
f.h.

Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

"Jan Groshan" wrote in message
t...
I just tried to send an email with an attachment that is "housed" on a
computer that I'm networked to, but I wasn't able to attach it. I could
attach a file if it were on the same computer that the Outlook 2007 was
on, but not one that had to be accessed through My Network Places. I
assume I have some setting somewhere that's keeping me from being able to
attach the file. Anybody have a clue?


Could you clarify what 'I wasn't able to attach it' means? What did you
do to try to attach it?

I clicked the "paper clip" (attach file), navigated to the network drive
that contained a .pdf file I wished to attach to an email, highlighted the
file, but it would not attach to the email nor would it appear in the "File
Name" box at the bottom of the screen next to the "insert" button. Step by
step, I:

Clicked on New Email
Entered the recipient's name
Entered the Subject of the email
Typed a short note in the message body ("Here's the file we talked
about.")
Clicked on the "Attach File" button (the paperclip)
Went to "My Network Places"
Worked my way to the folder that contained the .pdf file I wanted to
attach
Highlighted the file (and tried double-clicking it)
Nothing happened .... it did not attach to the email.

As a lark, can you exit outlook, go to Start - Run and run outlook /safe
and try composing a new message and attaching the file that way?

I mean, I'm assuming the cancel button still works when you do the above
steps, and that the Insert button actually does depress to show you're
pushing it.

Can anyone else in your office attach files this way from a network? Also,
do you have full control to that share, or just read-only access?

--
f.h.

Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

Norton is on my kill list for using with any mail client. You can try disabling it to see if it works then.

--�
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Jan Groshan asked:

| I just had a second thought .... I have Norton Internet Security
| running on the "server" computer. Could that be stopping the ability
| to attach a file ?
|
|
| "Jan Groshan" wrote in message
| t...
|| I clicked the "paper clip" (attach file), navigated to the network
|| drive that contained a .pdf file I wished to attach to an email,
|| highlighted the file, but it would not attach to the email nor would
|| it appear in the "File Name" box at the bottom of the screen next to
|| the "insert" button. Step by step, I:
||
|| Clicked on New Email
|| Entered the recipient's name
|| Entered the Subject of the email
|| Typed a short note in the message body ("Here's the file we talked
|| about.")
|| Clicked on the "Attach File" button (the paperclip)
|| Went to "My Network Places"
|| Worked my way to the folder that contained the .pdf file I wanted to
|| attach
|| Highlighted the file (and tried double-clicking it)
|| Nothing happened .... it did not attach to the email.
||
||
||
|| "F. H. Muffman" wrote in message
|| ...
||| "Jan" wrote in message
||| t...
|||| I just tried to send an email with an attachment that is "housed"
|||| on a computer that I'm networked to, but I wasn't able to attach
|||| it. I could attach a file if it were on the same computer that the
|||| Outlook 2007 was on, but not one that had to be accessed through
|||| My Network Places. I assume I have some setting somewhere that's
|||| keeping me from being able to attach the file. Anybody have a clue?
|||
|||
||| Could you clarify what 'I wasn't able to attach it' means? What
||| did you do to try to attach it?
|||
||| --
||| f.h.

Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

There are just two of us networked. Yes, the file is shared, and we both
have full control.



"F. H. Muffman" wrote in message
...
"Jan Groshan" wrote in message
t...
I just tried to send an email with an attachment that is "housed" on a
computer that I'm networked to, but I wasn't able to attach it. I could
attach a file if it were on the same computer that the Outlook 2007 was
on, but not one that had to be accessed through My Network Places. I
assume I have some setting somewhere that's keeping me from being able
to attach the file. Anybody have a clue?


Could you clarify what 'I wasn't able to attach it' means? What did you
do to try to attach it?

I clicked the "paper clip" (attach file), navigated to the network drive
that contained a .pdf file I wished to attach to an email, highlighted the
file, but it would not attach to the email nor would it appear in the
"File Name" box at the bottom of the screen next to the "insert" button.
Step by step, I:

Clicked on New Email
Entered the recipient's name
Entered the Subject of the email
Typed a short note in the message body ("Here's the file we talked
about.")
Clicked on the "Attach File" button (the paperclip)
Went to "My Network Places"
Worked my way to the folder that contained the .pdf file I wanted to
attach
Highlighted the file (and tried double-clicking it)
Nothing happened .... it did not attach to the email.

As a lark, can you exit outlook, go to Start - Run and run outlook /safe
and try composing a new message and attaching the file that way?

I mean, I'm assuming the cancel button still works when you do the above
steps, and that the Insert button actually does depress to show you're
pushing it.

Can anyone else in your office attach files this way from a network?
Also, do you have full control to that share, or just read-only access?

--
f.h.

Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

The computer that was sending the email doesn't have Norton Internet
Security activiated, but the one that the file resides on does.


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
wrote in message
...
Norton is on my kill list for using with any mail client. You can try
disabling it to see if it works then.

--�
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Jan Groshan asked:

| I just had a second thought .... I have Norton Internet Security
| running on the "server" computer. Could that be stopping the ability
| to attach a file ?
|
|
| "Jan Groshan" wrote in message
| t...
|| I clicked the "paper clip" (attach file), navigated to the network
|| drive that contained a .pdf file I wished to attach to an email,
|| highlighted the file, but it would not attach to the email nor would
|| it appear in the "File Name" box at the bottom of the screen next to
|| the "insert" button. Step by step, I:
||
|| Clicked on New Email
|| Entered the recipient's name
|| Entered the Subject of the email
|| Typed a short note in the message body ("Here's the file we talked
|| about.")
|| Clicked on the "Attach File" button (the paperclip)
|| Went to "My Network Places"
|| Worked my way to the folder that contained the .pdf file I wanted to
|| attach
|| Highlighted the file (and tried double-clicking it)
|| Nothing happened .... it did not attach to the email.
||
||
||
|| "F. H. Muffman" wrote in message
|| ...
||| "Jan" wrote in message
||| t...
|||| I just tried to send an email with an attachment that is "housed"
|||| on a computer that I'm networked to, but I wasn't able to attach
|||| it. I could attach a file if it were on the same computer that the
|||| Outlook 2007 was on, but not one that had to be accessed through
|||| My Network Places. I assume I have some setting somewhere that's
|||| keeping me from being able to attach the file. Anybody have a clue?
|||
|||
||| Could you clarify what 'I wasn't able to attach it' means? What
||| did you do to try to attach it?
|||
||| --
||| f.h.

Attaching a File to an email (via network)
 

Jan Groshan wrote:

There are just two of us networked. Yes, the file is shared, and we
both have full control.

In addition to the other suggestions, can you open the share in a Windows
Explorer window and then drag the file to the compose window?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]