Quickly Send Email Messages
Last Update: Dec 03, 2024 | Published: Jan 07, 2009
How can I quickly open a new e-mail message and send it?
Method #1: Using Outlook
If you’re using Microsoft Outlook, you can send a quick e-mail message by using the mailto command:
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Go to Start then choose the Run command.
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Type
mailto:
in the Open text box and click OK. You’ll see a new message dialog box. Click Send when you’re ready to send the message.
You could also type the recipient’s e-mail address right after that command:
mailto: [email protected]
And get this:
Note: Although Outlook doesn’t have to be running for you to create and send a new message using mailto, your message won’t be sent until you open Outlook.
Method #2: Using Outlook Web Access – OWA
If you have an Exchange 2000/2003 server in your organization you most likely also have Outlook Web Access.
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To send mail through OWA you simply need to create a new shortcut on your desktop or Quick Launch toolbar that points to the following location:
http://server_name/Exchange/user_name/drafts/?cmd=new
Whenever you double-click this shortcut you’ll get a new OWA window:
Method #3: Using a script
See Send Mail from Script for more details and a variety of methods to implement simple scripting.
You could also download and use my own Send Mail.
Method #4: Via the Send To context menu
See Send To MAPI Recipient Shortcut for more details.
You could also run a tool like Send To Toys v2.3 that can customize the way your Send To context menu looks like (tool is 100% freeware and it’s darn good!)
Download Send To Toys v2.3 (495kb)
Related articles
You might also want to read the following related articles:
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Preventing Exchange 2000/2003 from Relaying
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Send Mail (from the Tools and Scripts section)