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Share a file as email attachment not as a link in SharePoint
Is it possible to share a file as email attachment not as a link in SharePoint? I think in the past it was possible.
AtanasM
OOTB this is not possible. It requires downloading of the SharePoint document, creating a new email in Outlook and attaching the downloaded file.
Alternatives:
1. There are 3rd party SharePoint apps that offer this capability (example). This allows users to select one or more documents in SharePoint and attach them to a new email.
2. Use PowerAutomate
13 Replies
- MagnusGoksoyrOLDProfileBronze Contributor
AtanasM When you write an email and select "Attach file" and then "Browse Web Locations" and select a file, from OneDrive or SharePoint, you should get this question:
- JBockCopper Contributor
MagnusGoksoyrOLDProfile This doesn't work for me. 'Share Link' just puts a hyperlink in the body. 'Attach as copy' doesn't link to the shared file, it's just a local copy (I just sent tests). I know this is possible, though, because I just got one yesterday -- a PPT linked in Sharepoint but attached as a file. I'm also curious how to do this, because, most obviously, it allows one to search for attachments using Outlook.
Joe
- biteme1160Copper Contributor
JBock You wrote: "'Share Link' just puts a hyperlink in the body. 'Attach as copy' doesn't link to the shared file, it's just a local copy".
It seems to me those are the only two possibilities: either you send a link or you send a copy. What else could it be?
Duncan
- AtanasMIron ContributorMagnusGoksoyrOLDProfile this is in Outlook. Is it possible directly from SharePoint to choose the file and to send it in an email as attachment?
- Paul_HK_de_JongIron Contributor
AtanasM
OOTB this is not possible. It requires downloading of the SharePoint document, creating a new email in Outlook and attaching the downloaded file.
Alternatives:
1. There are 3rd party SharePoint apps that offer this capability (example). This allows users to select one or more documents in SharePoint and attach them to a new email.
2. Use PowerAutomate