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Outlook desktop: Attachments from shared locations are added in the mail body instead of as Attachment

Major, Balint 0 Reputation points
2024-05-15T09:57:59.0233333+00:00

For ~2 months now, Outlook (desktop) have changed behaviour.

If I attach a file to my email from a shared location, eg. Onedrive, this prompt pops up:

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and then...

Before:

The attachment got added as a "real" attachment (but still a shared file!), visible below the "Subject" section.

Now:

The attachment is added in the body of the email, for example:User's image

How can I change back to how it was working before?

Needless to mention, that is much more practical, the recepients can easier find the attachment, the search function for "Has attachment?" does not work if the Attachment is in the body, etc.

Thanks for your support in advance!

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  1. Ahmad Mughal 0 Reputation points
    2024-05-15T11:03:56.0866667+00:00

    To revert to the previous functionality:

    1. Identify the recent change.
    2. Undo the change if possible.
    3. Restore from a backup if needed.
    4. Seek assistance if unable to resolve alone.
    5. Implement precautions for the future.
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  2. Faery Fu-MSFT 17,386 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-05-16T07:36:30.43+00:00

    Hi @Major, Balint ,

    Welcome to our forum!

    According to my research, when you insert a link into an email, the capability to add the link as an attachment (cloud attachment) is changed to an inline shared link in the email. This is a design choice by Microsoft, see: Inserting a link as an attachment has changed in Outlook Desktop

    We're sorry for the inconvenience this feature improvement has caused you. As a workaround, you can use Plain Text, any files you attach will show up below the subject line.

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    Also, if you don't want to change the message format to Plain Text, you can directly insert the attach as a copy, it will also show up below the subject line.

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    Some user has already submitted this feedback in a dedicated portal, and you can vote for it:

    https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/0aae27ef-ecc5-ee11-92bd-6045bd7b0481

    If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it. If you have extra questions about this answer, please click "Comment".

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