# Outlook attachements in header instead of as icons in body **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 27, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-attachements-in-header-instead-of-as-icons-in-body/301346 "2005-04-27T12:36:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-attachements-in-header-instead-of-as-icons-in-body/301346/1 "2005-04-27T12:36:46Z")
There’s a guy in my department who, for some reason, wants his Outlook attachments to show in the header of his e-mail instead of as an icon in the body of the e-mail. I know this can be done by sending the e-mail from Excel/Word but haven’t been able to figure out how to do it by starting a new e-mail and attaching the file. Somehow I did it by accident this morning but haven’t been able to re-create it so I can tell the other guy how to do it. Can anyone tell me how to do it? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-attachements-in-header-instead-of-as-icons-in-body/301346/2 "2005-04-27T12:39:01Z")
I suspect he’s got the ‘use Word as your email editor’ option switched on; with this option, the attachment appears as a floating icon in the body, without it, it appears as a small icon in a box in the header panel. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-attachements-in-header-instead-of-as-icons-in-body/301346/3 "2005-04-27T12:47:36Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I suspect he’s got the ‘use Word as your email editor’ option switched on; with this option, the attachment appears as a floating icon in the body, without it, it appears as a small icon in a box in the header panel. Thanks, but that’s not it. I can’t get it to show in the header panel (except the one time I did it by accident) either and I don’t have ‘use word as your email editor’ switched on. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-attachements-in-header-instead-of-as-icons-in-body/301346/4 "2005-04-27T13:03:32Z")
And this is in a new email (i.e. not a reply/forward message)? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-attachements-in-header-instead-of-as-icons-in-body/301346/5 "2005-04-27T13:06:08Z")
Actually, it also appears to be related to the default mail format; when set to plain text (as opposed to RTF or HTML), attachments should be shown separate from the body. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-attachements-in-header-instead-of-as-icons-in-body/301346/6 "2005-04-27T13:54:25Z")
In my Outlook 2002, Rich Text messages are the only ones that have icons floating in the body. HTML and Text have attachments where they’re supposed to be (:)) – in the box. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-attachements-in-header-instead-of-as-icons-in-body/301346/7 "2005-04-27T14:29:32Z")
Yep, the rich text/plain text is the control. I never would have thought of that. Thanks.