Attach a file from SharePoint online as a file (for external users) and as a link (for internal users)

Attach a file from SharePoint online as a file (for external users) and as a link (for internal users)

Attach a file from SharePoint online as a file (for external users) and as a link (for internal users)



1. Go to Outlook, click on new email, attach file
2. Browse web locations


3. Choose the SharePoint site that has the file you want to attach
4. Click on any file from the left to open SharePoint Explorer


5. Navigate to the location that has the file you need to attach

6. Click on the file you want to attach
7. Click insert

8. You will have two options.

    a. Share a link – if you want to share the file link locally with another staff member to have access to the same location on SharePoint
    b. Attach as a copy – if you want to share with external users who don’t have access to SharePoint
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