How to attach a file from SharePoint through the Outlook Web App

How to attach a file from SharePoint through the Outlook Web App

How to attach a file from SharePoint through the Outlook Web App

In this article you will learn how to attach a file from SharePoint into an email using the Outlook Web App.

1) Log into the Outlook Web App at outlook.office.com.



2) Once logged in click on the 'New message' button in the top left corner of the page. Your compose window will pop up on the right hand side. From here you then want to click on the 'Attach' button and click on 'Browse cloud locations'.



3) You will then be presented with a pop up box. To access your SharePoint Online files, click on the 'Groups'  button and double click on the site where the files you would to attach are location.



4) Once you have found the files you would like to attach, click on the file and press the next button.



5) This will then attach the files to your email as a link that 'Anyone can view". You can change this by clicking the down arrow next to the attachment. You can pick to 'attach a copy' or you can manage the access to the file. For example allowing the recipient to edit the document as seen in the attachment below.