Microsoft KB Archive/290524

= OFFXP: E-mail Button Does Not Appear on the Standard Toolbar =

Article ID: 290524

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q290524



SYMPTOMS
In the Microsoft Office XP programs listed at the beginning of this article, the E-mail button may be missing from the Standard toolbar, although the button was available earlier.

NOTE: In PowerPoint 2002, the Send To Mail Recipient command was removed from the File menu, and the E-mail button was removed from the Standard toolbar. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

285026 PPT2002: Send To Mail Recipient Command Is Missing on File Menu



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you change your default e-mail program to an e-mail client that cannot automatically send the current document as the body of an e-mail message.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, select a different default e-mail program. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double click Internet Options.
 * 3) On the Programs tab, click the arrow next to E-mail.
 * 4) Select Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, and then click OK.



MORE INFORMATION
The E-mail button on the Standard toolbar of some Microsoft Office programs sends the current document as the body of an e-mail message.
 * In Microsoft Word, the E-mail button sends the contents of the current document as the body of the e-mail message.
 * In Microsoft Excel, the E-mail button sends the contents of the current worksheet as the body of the e-mail message.

