Microsoft KB Archive/163205

= XCLN: Inserting a File into a Folder =

Article ID: 163205

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q163205



SYMPTOMS
If you try to drag a file into the Exchange Macintosh client, the file returns to the original location without completing the operation. The Exchange Macintosh client does not have drag-and-drop capabilities between the operating system and Exchange. Therefore, you cannot drag a file from the desktop to a folder or an open message.



WORKAROUND
You can work around this problem by using the menu or toolbar buttons in the Exchange Macintosh client.

To insert a file into an open message:


 * 1) On the Insert menu, click File.
 * 2) Select the file you want to insert.
 * 3) Click Close.

Toolbar buttons are available for all of the Insert menu options. To enable them, open a message and perform the following steps:


 * 1) On the View menu, click Toolbar.
 * 2) Double-click the toolbar. The Customize Toolbar dialog box will appear.
 * 3) In the Available buttons box, locate the "Insert - File," "Insert - Message," or "Insert - Object" button.
 * 4) Drag a button to the desired location in the Toolbar buttons box.
 * 5) Click Close.

These buttons allow you to insert files, messages, and objects into an open message.

To insert a file directly into a folder from the Macintosh client:


 * 1) Double-click the Macintosh client toolbar. The Customize Toolbar dialog box will appear.
 * 2) In the Available buttons box, drag the "File - Insert" button to the desired location in the Toolbar buttons box.
 * 3) If you want to change the location of the new button, drag it up or down in the Toolbar buttons box.
 * 4) Click Close.

The Insert button is now available on the Exchange Client toolbar. Open any public or personal folder. Click the Insert button and select the file that you want to post to the selected folder. There is no message; the file itself is posted to the folder.

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