emailing from a word 2007 document

[Diane is finding word 2007 frustrating]

Hello world,

I would like to be able to type a page in word and have the option to email
it, but my email buttons are shaded grey and don't work. I bought the home
version and just added the key code as I had a trial version pre-installed in
the new computer.
I thought that the email buttons would then turn coloured so I could use them.
Any ideas?

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hello Diane

I would like to be able to type a page in word and have the option to email
it, but my email buttons are shaded grey and don't work. I bought the home
version and just added the key code as I had a trial version pre-installed in
the new computer.
I thought that the email buttons would then turn coloured so I could use them.

I'm no specialist of email directly from Word (frankly, I never felt the
need to do so ), but what Word seems to be doing there is basically
tell the OS to startup its default email application. That's the same
that happens when, say, you are on a webpage and click on a mailto-type
hyperlink there.

So the first question is: is there a default (MAPI) email client
registered with your system?

2cents
Robert