Outlook attachments showing in body of email rather than attached to it

This is bad, all I get is an image with a partial file name. It's not clear which .Pdf's I've attached. Two (or more) different Pdfs attached but all with the same image appearing in the message body with only the first 12 or so characters of the file name showing. Please return to previous.

For the past few weeks, I've encountered the same issue where Outlook defaults to attaching documents as links instead of traditional email attachments. While I’m familiar with the HTML workaround, this is not the issue here. This is a new default setting of Outlook that cannot be changed.

I strongly recommend reverting to the previous functionality that allowed both options—attaching files as either links or direct attachments. Each serves a distinct purpose:

• Attachments: I use them to grab the reader's attention, as recipients are more likely to open an attachment than click on a link. Attachments are also easily recognizable in Outlook, indicated by a small icon, which helps in identifying emails that require reading or review. Moreover, being able to filter emails with attachments is crucial for quickly finding specific messages in my inbox.
• Links: These are useful for referencing documents without requiring immediate attention. They allow recipients to access resources as needed rather than prompting an immediate review.

I understand that a limitation of attachments is that they don’t remain in the email thread after the initial message. However, a potential solution could be automatically converting attachments into links in replies, ensuring the entire email thread retains access to the original information shared.

Until more user research is conducted to address this issue, I urge you to restore the previous version. Links are often overlooked, as many people associate them with external websites rather than important documents, causing materials to go unread.

Many thanks!

Agreed. Please put this back the way it was. This is a real pain

My coworker was with this issue and this anwser was the only one that worked. Thanks a lot.

Thanks...this did the trick from me. Never had to do this until now. In case anyone wants to know, this format section you show in the image to change to HTML, is located on the "Format Text" tab.

For me, this tab only appears when I "pop out" on a reply to an email. The "Pop Out" is found in the upper right of the email I am working on. It has a square icon with an arrow originating from the middle and going to the upper right.