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

Anonymous
2024-01-17T23:43:42+00:00

We have one user whose email attachments always show in the body of her emails rather than as attachments. We have already confirmed that her default format is HTML. I have watched her process for attaching them and it is exactly as I do them and mine always show as attachments. Please advise. *I have since learned that this was a changed instituted by Microsoft and now all links show up in the body of the email rather than as an attachment. Not a glitch; just a bad update.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-01T13:41:45+00:00

    I have had the same issue and just fixed it. my setting was on "Rich Text", I changed to "HTML" and now my attached file no longer appears in body of email.

    GO TO FILE IN OUTLOOK

    CLICK ON OPTIONS

    SELECT MAIL

    UNDER 'COMPOSE MESSAGES', SELECT "HTML" IN RECTANGLE BOX JUST BEHIND:

    Compose messages in this format: in drop down box select "HTML"

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-13T19:54:14+00:00

    Awesome, thank you. That worked for me too. Not sure why the default was changed by Microsoft.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-02T21:48:12+00:00

    No I’m still having the same issue

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-25T10:00:37+00:00

    This worked for me!!!

    Thanks

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-30T11:43:55+00:00

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

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