File insert

Select one of the locations to open a new window and then select your attachment. If you selected a file on your local computer or group document library, a copy of the file is attached to the email. Selecting a OneDrive or SharePoint file, however, provides you with additional permission options and information. Send a link or send a copy Sending a link to the OneDrive or SharePoint file keeps the size of your email message small. If you choose to send a copy of the file, the entire file is attached to the email, just like it would be if you selected a file on your computer.

If you choose to send a link to the file, you can also set the permissions on your file. By default, if you're in a business environment, everyone within your organization can edit the linked file.

To change these permissions, select the arrow at the right of the attachment name to display a drop-down menu with a variety of permission options. Organization can Edit if you want anyone in your organization to be able to modify the file. Organization can View , if you want anyone in your organization to be able to read, but not modify, the file.

Recipients can Edit if you want only the recipients of your email to be able to modify the file. Recipients can View if you want only the recipients of your email to be able to read, but not modify, the file.

If Outlook detects that your recipients won't be able to view the file, for example if it's stored on a SharePoint site that's only accessible to you, you'll see a warning message directly under the file icon and name. Select Attach as copy to change the attachment from a linked file to a copy of the file. Note: If you attach a file as a copy, any changes your recipient makes won't be synchronized with the version of the file in OneDrive or on SharePoint.

When you attach a document that is saved on your computer and not in an online location, you also can choose to upload the document to your OneDrive before sending the email.

Uploading the attachment makes collaboration easy. You can be sure that everyone is collaborating on the same and most up-to-date version of the file. You may also choose to upload to OneDrive if the file is too large to share as a traditional attachment. Choose Upload to OneDrive , and then choose the desired location for the file. Note: You might see choices such as the OneDrive location for your work account, the OneDrive location for your personal account, and document libraries for various groups you belong to.

When sending pictures, you can either attach the picture to the email message or insert the picture in the message body. To insert a picture that displays in the body of an email message, use the following steps:.

Browse your computer or online file locations for the picture you want to insert. Select the picture, then select Insert. To resize the picture, drag the handles at one of the four corners toward the center of the image or away from the center. Note: For more information about resizing pictures in Outlook, see Reduce the size of pictures and attachments in Outlook email messages. Business Card Choose an electronic business card from your contacts list.

Calendar Choose Date Range , Details , and other options as appropriate. Outlook Item Choose one or more email messages from any of your email folders. Outlook blocks some file types from being sent or received. Create a message, or for an existing message, click Reply , Reply All , or Forward. In the message window, on the Message tab, in the Include group, click Attach File. Browse to and click the file that you want to attach, and then click Insert.

Note: When composing a message, you can also attach files by using the commands on the Insert tab in the Include group, or drag files from folders on your computer and drop them on the message window. You can attach Outlook items, such as other email messages, tasks, contacts, or calendar items to a message.

This is the easiest way to forward multiple items or messages. In the message window, on the Message tab, in the Include group, click Attach Item. Click a contact, and then click OK. To select multiple contacts, press and hold Ctrl as you click each contact. Click Calendar. Choose the calendar, date range, and detail to include. For Advanced options, click Show. Click OK to add the calendar to your message. Click Outlook Item. Browse through your folder list to find the folder that contains the item that you want to attach.

Under Items , click the item, and then click OK. Additionally, this field is not shown in the "Try this API" widget because the widget doesn't support data uploads. Acceptable values are: media - Simple upload. Upload the media only, without any metadata. Upload both the media and its metadata, in a single request. Upload the file in a resumable fashion, using a series of at least two requests where the first request includes the metadata.

Optional query parameters convert boolean Whether to convert this file to the corresponding Docs Editors format. Default: false enforceSingleParent boolean Deprecated. Creating files in multiple folders is no longer supported.

Default: false includePermissionsForView string Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only 'published' is supported. Default: false ocrLanguage string If ocr is true, hints at the language to use. Valid values are BCP 47 codes. A file can have a maximum of pinned revisions. Default: false supportsAllDrives boolean Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. Default: false timedTextLanguage string The language of the timed text.

Default: false visibility string The visibility of the new file. Request body In the request body, supply a Files resource with the following properties as the metadata. Note that for immutable items such as the top level folders of shared drives, My Drive root folder, and Application Data folder the title is constant. Not populated for items in shared drives. Examples Note: The code examples available for this method do not represent all supported programming languages see the client libraries page for a list of supported languages.

Java Uses the Java client library. FileContent; import com. Drive; import com. File; import com. ParentReference; import java. IOException; import java. NET Uses the. NET client library. Data; using Google. Requests; using System. Generic; using System. Insert body, stream, mimeType ; request. What do you want to do? Attach a document or file Insert a document or file as a printout Attach a document or file To keep a copy of any document or file as part of your notes, you can attach it to your notebook page.

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