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Enable sharing a webpage via Windows' default mail app (e.g. Outlook desktop app)
Edge currently only supports sharing a webpage via the Windows Mail app. The Share-button in Edge does not allow sharing a webpage via Windows' default mail client app. (For example: Microsoft O...
The latest build of Edge (Canary) now supports what I requested, see screenshot below.
Thanks Microsoft.
Hi,
this is something the Outlook team need to do, not Edge team.
Edge browser simply uses the Share functionality that Windows provided to it and Windows lists apps in the Share whose developers enabled this for those apps.
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2017/12/04/extend-desktop-application-windows-10-features-using-new-visual-studio-application-packaging-project/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/app-to-app/share-data
this is something the Outlook team need to do, not Edge team.
Edge browser simply uses the Share functionality that Windows provided to it and Windows lists apps in the Share whose developers enabled this for those apps.
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2017/12/04/extend-desktop-application-windows-10-features-using-new-visual-studio-application-packaging-project/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/app-to-app/share-data
Thanks for this insight. I will add also this to the Outlook UserVoice, as you suggested.
I would suggest though that the Edge-team could talk to their colleagues "down the hallway" about this, as it would also benefit the user experience in Edge. Do you agree?
I would suggest though that the Edge-team could talk to their colleagues "down the hallway" about this, as it would also benefit the user experience in Edge. Do you agree?
Hello Paul,
I would like to upvote it as well, can you give me the link to that feedback you sent on the UserVoice so I can upvote it and what category did you put it on?
Thanks,
Shawn- Here is the link (note: it is awaiting moderator approval, since it's a new suggestion, so this link may not work until tomorrow or so):
https://outlook.uservoice.com/forums/322590-outlook-for-windows-desktop-application/suggestions/42524512-enable-the-edge-browser-to-share-webpages-via-outl
- Yes, definitely, i'm sure their coordination is more helpful and can move things a lot faster 🙂