[theShadowman]

Hi All

I would be grateful for any advice given to cure this problem.

I use Windows Live Mail as my default email software, and I use Excel 2000 for my spreadsheets. The problem is: I want to email a sheet to a friend which was not a problem when I used XP and Outlook Express. I now have a new computer which has W7 with Windows Live Mail installed. When I hit the icon in Excel to send the sheet, "Outlook" (not express) tries to open, but it is not installed and Excel locks up.

How do I change the program that the button in Excel opens to Windows Live Mail instead of Outlook.

I hope I have made that clear enough.

Thanks for any help offered

Robert

[anniebrion]

Save the file to your HDD then add it to an email as an attachement.

[theShadowman]

Am I wrong, but my friend would not be able to work on it then, would he?

[anniebrion]

Originally Posted by theShadowman

Am I wrong, but my friend would not be able to work on it then, would he?

They get the email and save the attachment to their HDD and open it in excel as normal, why would they no be able to work on it?????

[theShadowman]

Thank you very much

What would I save the file as then? I want to send one sheet from a workbook, not the whole book. How would I go about it?

[anniebrion]

I don't use Excel but why not copy the sheet into a new empty workbook and email the new workbook.

[theShadowman]

How do I do that if the Button doesn't work?

[whoever,hey]

Originally Posted by theShadowman

How do I do that if the Button doesn't work?

what button doesn't work?

[theShadowman]

The "send sheet" email button tries to open "outlook" which is not installed so Excel locks up. I want the button to open "Windows Live Mail"

[TheBigM]

Just save the excel workbook as a file and email it. Attach it as a file from within Windows Live Mail and send it.

Either you copy the sheet to a new workbook and save that or you save a copy of the whole workbook under a new file name and then from that delete the sheets you don't want to send; either way you have a new file with only that sheet in it which you can then attach and email.

[theShadowman]

Thanks - I'll give it a go. But is there no way to change the email button function in Excel so it opens Windows Live Mail

[mac2708]

Originally Posted by theShadowman

Thanks - I'll give it a go. But is there no way to change the email button function in Excel so it opens Windows Live Mail

Doesn't appear to be.
This may/may not help http://www.rondebruin.nl/sendmail.htm

[anniebrion]

Is WLM the default program for handling email?

Put Default in the start search.

[theShadowman]

Originally Posted by anniebrion

Is WLM the default program for handling email?

Put Default in the start search.

Yes, Windows Live Mail is default email program.

Please explain "Put Default in the start search"

[anniebrion]

Originally Posted by theShadowman

Yes, Windows Live Mail is default email program.

Please explain "Put Default in the start search"

Press the left mouse button on the Start orb

Then in the "Search programs and file", type Default and press enter