Microsoft KB Archive/240447

= OL98: No Option to Insert a File as a Shortcut =

Article ID: 240447

Article Last Modified on 1/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you click File on the Insert menu in an HTML, Plain Text, or Microsoft Word formatted message, you have no option to insert a file as a shortcut into the message.



RESOLUTION
Use Microsoft Outlook Rich Text as your message format to insert a shortcut into a message.



MORE INFORMATION
Using Microsoft Word as the message format does not allow you to insert a shortcut when you use Word 97. If you use Outlook 98 with Word 2000 and Word is the format, you can insert a shortcut. Microsoft recommends that if you use Word 2000, you also use Outlook 2000 for best compatibility.

To set the default message format:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the Mail Format tab, click the Send in this message format list to choose your default format. The choices are HTML, Microsoft Outlook Rich Text, Plain Text, or Microsoft Word.
 * 3) Click OK.

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