OFFXP: E-mail Button Does Not Appear on the Standard Toolbar (290524)

SYMPTOMS

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

NOTE: In PowerPoint 2002, the Send To Mail Recipient command was removed from the File menu, and the E-mail button was removed from the Standard toolbar. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

285026 PPT2002: Send To Mail Recipient Command Is Missing on File Menu

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if you change your default e-mail program to an e-mail client that cannot automatically send the current document as the body of an e-mail message.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, select a different default e-mail program. To do this, follow these steps:

On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
Double click Internet Options.
On the Programs tab, click the arrow next to E-mail.
Select Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, and then click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

The E-mail button on the Standard toolbar of some Microsoft Office programs sends the current document as the body of an e-mail message.

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

REFERENCES

For more information about using e-mail and Outlook features in Microsoft Excel or Word, click Microsoft Program Help on the Help menu, type e-mail programs in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics.