Microsoft KB Archive/248735

= OFF2000: E-mail Button Doesn't Appear on the Standard Toolbar =

Article ID: 248735

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q248735



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



CAUSE
This happens if your default e-mail program is changed to an e-mail client that cannot automatically send the current document as the body of an e-mail message.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, choose a different default e-mail program, using the following steps:
 * 1) Open Internet Explorer 5.
 * 2) Click Internet Options on the Tools menu.
 * 3) On the Programs tab, click the arrow next to E-mail.
 * 4) Select a different e-mail program.



MORE INFORMATION
The E-mail button on the Standard toolbar of some Microsoft Office applications sends the current document as the body of an e-mail message:

In Microsoft Word, sends the contents of the document as the body of the e-mail message.In Microsoft PowerPoint, sends the current slide as the body of the e-mail message.In Microsoft Excel, sends the contents of the current worksheet as the body of the e-mail message.

