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I am trying to change the QUICK ACTION TOOL BAR by selecting the “Send to Mail Recipient”, unfortunately, this option is not available in the selection of the “command not in the ribbon” choices, therefore could not add this to the Quick Action Toolbar. How do I get this command be available as an option in the toolbar. I am trying to embed a word document to the body of an outlook email. Do not want an icon in the email body but the actual words of the document I am creating. All research done indicated that to accomplish my goal, this tool must be available to the quick action tool bar.
Microsoft has a bad habit of renaming commands over time. You can certainly find a command called "Mail Recipient [Send to Mail Recipient]" if you look at the "All Commands" category at File > Options > Quick Access Toolbar. If you rest the mouse pointer on the command, you'll see an even longer description (have a look at the screen shot below).
This definitely solve the issue of embedding word document in the body of an email, although unfortunately, embedding in the email using this procedure changes the file as a png format thereby removing any links associated with file.
@Anthony, that would depend on the content of the file. A Word document that contains text and hyperlinked text would definitely not be an image when I e-mail it through Send to Mail Recipient.
There is no command that's literally "Send to Mail Recipient", but in the All Commands category you'll find one called just "Send". When it's added to the Quick Access Toolbar, it shows a button with a down arrow that gives a menu.
While adding this command to the Quick Action Toolbar, Email command only attaches to an email as an icon and not the actual words of the document. Is it even possible to send a word document to outlook email not as an attachment icon.
There is no single command to place the content of a Word document in the body of an email. (Please don't shoot the messenger; I'm not a Microsoft employee!)
It would be possible to write a macro in Word that does the work. There are probably several such macros floating around the internet; try www.msofficeforums.com. Otherwise, you can use the manual method of copying the document's text and pasting it into a new message in Outlook.
Thanks for the info you provided. It is obvious this ability is no longer available in the newer version MS Office 365. Every research I found refers to older Office 2013 and back. Definitely will contact the msofficeforum for a solution, if any.