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email from word processor

Anonymous
2018-02-28T00:01:45+00:00

Am unable to figure out how to email my word processor work.

Am just learning how to use these programs.

When I try to email my work on the word processor (hit the email icon on top bar) I get a dialog box that says:

"There is no email program associated to perform the requested action. Please install an email program, or create

an association in the Default Programs control panel."

Can't figure next step....

Ken

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-02-28T02:23:52+00:00

    Aha! That message means there isn't an email program installed on your computer, or if there is an email program installed on your computer, you haven't designated it as your default email program.

    If you're using an online service like Outlook.com or GMail, that's not a program that you install on your computer. That's a service that's installed on the web.

    If you do have an email program installed on your computer, like Office Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird, you have to tell Windows that it's your default email program.

    In addition, we don't know what word processor you have and if it needs additional steps to setup email capability.

    Personally, I don't send email from my word processor (Word 365) and here's why: I would rather save my file first, and then mail the saved file. That way, if anything goes wrong during the email process, I haven't lost my work.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-02-28T14:23:09+00:00

    Depending on your Office Subscription would depend on if you could send mail this way using installed Outlook Application.

    https://products.office.com/en-us/compare-all-microsoft-office-products?tab=1

    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-new-in-Outlook-2016-for-Windows-51c81e7a-de25-4a34-a7fe-bd79f8e48647

    Now as an example, I have Office 2007 with Outlook installed.

    If I just right click on a photo or document and Send to>>Mail recipient, then Outlook will open up as shown with item loaded to be sent.

    Now even though I do not ever use Outlook 2007 App installed on my PC, and I have Windows 10 Mail as my default E-mail program, Outlook opens and is ready to send the attachment off.

    As for Office 2016/365 online subscription only, you will not have this ability as far as I know. Use the method in comment I mentioned earlier to accomplish this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-02-28T05:44:07+00:00

    Microsoft Word or any other processor document???

    Very simple. You save your document, and if you want to send it as an attachment file, then you open you email, enter your recipient as usual, Email topic of course and the you can type in your greetings and then select the paperclip icon on your mail program, when window opens, browse your pc or your online cloud storage (Example: Microsoft Onedrive), and then go to your file location and select it.

    Now use should be able to just add the attachment as file only, or also have the contents shown in the message area.

    And send it away.

    If it is a photo file, select the picture icon and follow same steps for document above.

    If you are talking about a real word processor, lol, then I can not help you.

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