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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
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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:
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
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
- MagnusGoksoyrOLDProfile this is in Outlook. Is it possible directly from SharePoint to choose the file and to send it in an email as attachment?
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
