I often find that I am working on a Microsoft Office document (spreadsheet, slideshow, word document, etc) while I have an email chain open in Outlook and I want to create a hyperlink in the email to the document that is open. What I do now is open Windows Explorer, navigate to the saved document and right-click drag into the email chain where I select "Create Hyperlink Here". Is there a way to accomplish this without having to open Windows Explorer and navigate to the containing folder? (Maybe something similar to the way proxy icons work on the Mac?)
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You don't need to open Windows Explorer, but you still need to browse for that file.
Press "Ctrl+K" to open Insert Hyperlink window and browse for the file.
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Getting rid of every click helps but I am really looking to eliminate the step of having to navigate to the document. I find myself thinking, "the computer already knows how to get to the file--why do I have to tell it again." :)– Greg BJun 23, 2011 at 16:52
In office 2010, I can navigate to the folder a bit faster using : File -> Recent -> Recent Places
Hope that helps.
One can configure the quick access toolbar to show the path and filename of the current file, like so:
Instructions to do this at http://www.howtogeek.com/161002/how-to-display-the-location-of-a-file-on-the-quick-access-toolbar-in-office-2013/. With that info it is a simple copy/paste in to the email.
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This answers my original question but it would be nice if I could now find a way to attach the file to an existing email chain.– Greg BDec 8, 2013 at 5:00