forcing outlook to html format when sending attachment from outsid

[hdophan]

Hello all

I have a question : I usually use html format when composing and sending
e-mails from outlook 2003 (XP and Vista)

But when outside from Outlook (in an explorer windows for example), I try to
use the context menu "send to" then "e-mail recipient" to send any attachment
(doc, image, etc...), it does open an e-mail, and automatically attachesmy
file(s) to it .

But so far, it always create the e-mail in RAW TEXT format, and I don't
understand why, nor do I know how to set outlook correctly, so that emails
created (for attachements) are always in html format...

For instance, with Outlook EXPRESS and Outlook 2007, e-mail created from
"outside" in order to join attachments are indeed created in html format....

why not outllook 2003 ? how to overcome that setting ?

thank you for your help

best regards

hdophan

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Because only a stub of Outlook gets loaded that way. You cannot change that.

 

[hdophan]

Hello Roady

What do you mean with "only a stub of outlook gets loaded" ?
Do you mean that what I wish is strictly impossible ?

why does outlook express allow that (by default) ?
what does outloook 2007 also behave like that (by default) ?

is there no mean to setup (configure) outlook 2003 so that it behaves like
that too ?

thanks for your help

regards

hdophan

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Do you mean that what I wish is strictly impossible ?
Yes.

If you want it in technical terms;
A stub of Outlook-> Windows loads Simple MAPI and not Extended MAPI

It's the same for Outlook 2007.

Also see;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/200018