Cheers Milly,

Have installed the MAPI client, set OE to my default mail client and all is
good in the world again!!

Thanks.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Office requires a MAPI client to send from its applications.

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After furious head scratching, nigsy asked:

| Hi I am running Office student Edition 2007 on windows XP SP2, outlook
| express (6).
| When I create a file in any of the office programmes (Power point ,
| word etc) I can not Email the file directly from the programme I have
| to save it first, open outlook create my message and then attach the
| saved file.
| When I create the file in say, Word, go to the office button, and go
| to send, the Email option is greyed out.
| It's just a pain to not be able to send straight from Office 2007, any
| thoughts??