How do I remove the automatic compression of attachments

Chris O

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Aug 8, 2005, 6:32:02 PM8/8/05

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In outlook we have the option to compress attachments or not, but if we are
sending an attachment through Word or Excel we don't get that option it sends
it automatically compressed. Is there a way of removing this option not to
compress. Thanks heaps!!

Brian Tillman

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Aug 9, 2005, 11:50:36 AM8/9/05

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Chris O <Chr...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> In outlook we have the option to compress attachments or not, but if
> we are sending an attachment through Word or Excel we don't get that
> option it sends it automatically compressed.

Sounds like you may have a third-party compressor application integrated
with Outlook. Where in Outlook is this compression controlled?
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Brian Tillman

Chris O

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Aug 9, 2005, 4:55:06 PM8/9/05

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Sorry I don't know where it is controlled. All I know is in Outlook 2003
when I go to select an attachment a box pops up and gives me the option to
compress, it has automatically selected the compress radio button so have to
change it most of the time. However I don't get this coming up if I go
through Word or Excel and do the File / Send To... / Mail Recipient as
Attachment, it goes automatically to the email message window. I thought it
may have been under Tools / Options but couldn't find anything. Hope this
helps to answer my question. Thanks heaps!!!

Brian Tillman

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Aug 10, 2005, 3:06:06 PM8/10/05

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Chris O <Chr...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Sorry I don't know where it is controlled. All I know is in Outlook
> 2003 when I go to select an attachment a box pops up and gives me the
> option to compress, it has automatically selected the compress radio
> button so have to change it most of the time.

What types os attachments elicit this option? What EXACTLY does the pop-up
say? Does any type of attachment or only images? If the former, you may
have Winzip or some other compression software that is producing the
dialogue box and the option would be controlled by that software, if indeed
it can be controlled at all.
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Brian Tillman

Chris O

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Aug 17, 2005, 11:27:13 PM8/17/05

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Hello,

Any attachments directly from Outlook give me the option to compress. It
brings up a message box called "Compression Options" with two radio buttons
available to use named "Compress to Zip file" or "Do not compress".

If I have used a word document for example and use the File / Send To / Mail
Recipient (as attachment). This does not give me this message box at all.

I will have a look at the winzip options when I can get onto the computer I
had been using that was having the problem.

Thanks heaps for your help, I will put an update when sorted.

Brian Tillman

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Aug 22, 2005, 6:24:59 PM8/22/05

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Chris O <Chr...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Any attachments directly from Outlook give me the option to compress.
> It brings up a message box called "Compression Options" with two
> radio buttons available to use named "Compress to Zip file" or "Do
> not compress".

This, to me, lends even more weight to the argument that you have an add-in
doing the asking. The File>Send To path often avoids add-ins.
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Brian Tillman