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10-13-2007
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| | Inactive "Save as" option When I attach a file to a msg. in Vista Mail it appears in the "Attach" slot below the subject slot. If I now Right-click on this attachment the option to "Save as" is greyed out. How can I re-activate this please? |
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10-13-2007
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| | Re: Inactive "Save as" option If you attach a file to a message, the assumption is that the file already exists on your hard drive. It seems incongruent to attempt a save at that point. -- Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] "Dumb Bunny" <jcook@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OYGT6EeDIHA.5328@xxxxxx Quote: > When I attach a file to a msg. in Vista Mail it appears in the "Attach" slot > below the subject slot. > If I now Right-click on this attachment the option to "Save as" is greyed > out. > How can I re-activate this please? |
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10-13-2007
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| | Re: Inactive "Save as" option Oh dear, another Senior Moment! I was working on a msg. that had yet to be despatched and now perceive that the "save as" option only appears when right-clicking an attachment on a file that has been sent and received. "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23mfjxIeDIHA.4752@xxxxxx Quote: > If you attach a file to a message, the assumption is that the file > already exists on your hard drive. It seems incongruent to attempt > a save at that point. > > -- > Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] > > > "Dumb Bunny" <jcook@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OYGT6EeDIHA.5328@xxxxxx Quote: >> When I attach a file to a msg. in Vista Mail it appears in the "Attach" >> slot below the subject slot. >> If I now Right-click on this attachment the option to "Save as" is greyed >> out. >> How can I re-activate this please? |
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10-14-2007
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| | Re: Inactive "Save as" option Sounds like you are squared away. -- Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] "Dumb Bunny" <jcook@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23pcfCGgDIHA.484@xxxxxx Quote: > Oh dear, another Senior Moment! > I was working on a msg. that had yet to be despatched and now perceive that > the "save as" option only appears when right-clicking an attachment on a > file that has been sent and received. > > "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23mfjxIeDIHA.4752@xxxxxx Quote: >> If you attach a file to a message, the assumption is that the file >> already exists on your hard drive. It seems incongruent to attempt >> a save at that point. >> >> -- >> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] >> >> >> "Dumb Bunny" <jcook@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:OYGT6EeDIHA.5328@xxxxxx Quote: >>> When I attach a file to a msg. in Vista Mail it appears in the "Attach" >>> slot below the subject slot. >>> If I now Right-click on this attachment the option to "Save as" is greyed >>> out. >>> How can I re-activate this please? |
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