Question about MS Outlook

[rayray2]

Okay, everyone knows how you can just type in http://www.anandtech.com into an email message in Outlook and it will automatically turn into an underlined link that you just point and click, which will open up Internet Explorer and take you to the website. Well, how do I send a link to a file that is on someone elses hard drive or network drive? I want to email a link to a Word document that will open up MS Word and load the document. I know how to attach the document to the email but in this case the receipients already have the file and I just want to send them a link to it. Is there a way to do this?

 

[bozo1]

\\computername\sharename\filename.doc

(put in the correct path between \sharename and \filename of course)

 

[bmacd]

maybe i'm a little paranoid, but with all the macro viruses out there, this sounds kinda fishy.

-=bmacd=-

 

[bmacd]

why not just attach the file?

-=bmacd=-

 

[bozo1]

From the way his post was worded, it just sounds like he wants to link to a file on his existing company's network. I do that all the time.

 

[vi edit]

First thing is, you have to make sure that you are doing your email in HTML format.

Next, just type in the address of the file: example: http://www.mywebserver.com/docdir/mydoc.doc

If you have html enabled, the address will turn itself into a URL automatically.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Just do a file attachment. If you copy the file up to a webserver, you could link it that way. The only other way would involve a shared network drive somewhere and that can be linked, but you would be dealing with server file rights and the user may not be able to change the file that they open. It's a heck of a lot easier just going up to Insert and selecting file...then browse for the file you want to send.

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
First thing is, you have to make sure that you are doing your email in HTML format.

Next, just type in the address of the file: example: http://www.mywebserver.com/docdir/mydoc.doc

If you have html enabled, the address will turn itself into a URL automatically.

he's looking to link to a file stored on a HD or network HD, not link to a website. BTW, post has been answered.

-=bmacd=-

 

[rayray2]

Thanks bozo, that worked!