OL2000: Inserting Outlook Items When Sending E-mail From Other Office Programs (224850)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000

This article was previously published under Q224850

SYMPTOMS

When you send e-mail from other Microsoft Office 2000 programs, there is no option to insert Outlook items as attachments.

RESOLUTION

Add a Windows Registry entry to add an Item button to the e-mail toolbar.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

You have the ability to send e-mail from within other Office programs, such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. To do so, click the E-mail button on the toolbar. This opens an e-mail header (envelope) containing an E-mail toolbar. By default, this toolbar has no option to insert Outlook items as attachments to the message. However, you can add a button for this purpose by adding an entry to the Windows Registry.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To Add the Registry Entry

  1. click Start, and click Run.
  2. In Open, type regedit, and click OK.
  3. Move to the following registry key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/9.0/Outlook

  4. Right-click the Outlook key, point to New on the shortcut menu, and click DWORD Value.
  5. For New Value #1 change the name to, ExtendedEnvelopeUI and press ENTER.
  6. Quit the Registry Editor.
This will add a button to the e-mail toolbar, Item, for adding Outlook items as attachments to a message.

NOTE: This will also add buttons to the E-mail toolbar for formatting the message in either HTML or Plain Text.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/29/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB224850