Send as an attachment
Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Click File > Share, and then choose one of the following options:
Note:The options you see will vary depending on the Office program you’re using.
Upload to OneDrive Uploads your file to your OneDrive account where you can then share through a direct link or an email message.
Attach a copy instead Choose to attach a the file to an email, or attach a PDF of the file.
Enter the recipients’ aliases, edit the subject line and message body as necessary, and then click Send.
OneNote, Visio, Publisher, and Project
Click File > Share, and then choose one of the following options:
Note:The options you see will vary depending on the Office program you’re using.
Share with People (OneNote and Visio) Lets you enter name or email address for who you want to send to, set whether you want them to edit, require the user signs in before editing, and an optional message.
This option requires that your file is uploaded to OneDrive.
Send a Link (Visio) Allows everyone to work on the same copy of the file, see the latest changes, and keeps your email size small.
To send a link, the file must be saved to a Web server or shared folder.
Send as Attachment Opens an email message with a copy of the file in its original file format attached.
Send as PDF Opens an email message with a copy of the file in .pdf format attached.
Send as XPS Opens an email message with a copy of the file in .xps format attached.
Enter the recipients’ aliases, edit the subject line and message body as necessary, and then click Send.
Send as the body of an email message
If you are using Excel, Publisher, or Word, you can send your file as the actual email message content — not as an attachment. To do this, first you need to add the Send to Mail Recipient command to the Quick Access Toolbar. See Customize the Quick Access Toolbar to learn how to add commands.
Open the file you want to send.
In the Quick Access Toolbar, click Send to Mail Recipient to open an email message. Your file will appear in the body of the message.
Enter the recipients’ aliases, edit the subject line and message body as necessary, and then click Send.
Send as an attachment
Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Visio, and Word
Click File > Share > Email, and then choose one of the following options:
Send as Attachment Opens an email message with a copy of the file in its original file format attached.
Send as PDF Opens an email message with a copy of the file in .pdf format attached.
Send as XPS Opens an email message with a copy of the file in .xps format attached.
Send as Internet Fax Opens a web page where you can choose from a list of providers that let you send a fax over the Internet.
Note:The options you see will vary depending on the Office program you’re using.
Enter the recipients’ aliases, edit the subject line and message body as necessary, and then click Send.
OneNote
Click File > Send, and then choose one of the following options:
Send as Attachment Opens an email message with both a copy of the file in its original file format and a copy of the file as a web page attached.
Send as PDF Opens an email message with a copy of the file in .pdf format attached.
Enter the recipients’ aliases, edit the subject line and message body as necessary, and then click Send.
Send as the body of an email message
If you are using Excel, Publisher, or Word, you can send your file as the actual email message content — not as an attachment. To do this, first you need to add the Send to Mail Recipient command to the Quick Access Toolbar. See Customize the Quick Access Toolbar to learn how to add commands.
Open the file you want to send.
In the Quick Access Toolbar, click Send to Mail Recipient to open an email message. Your file will appear in the body of the message.
Enter the recipients’ aliases, edit the subject line and message body as necessary, and then click Send.
