Tip 854: Another SendTo shortcut method

It has been brought to my attention that I haven’t written any tips about another method for creating custom SendTo commands: editing the registry.

Create a registry key using the desired shortcut name under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\
Then a key under it named Command.
The registry path will look something like this:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\Send using Outlook 2010\Command

Edit the (default) value to include the path to your Outlook and the /c & /a switches, plus %1. The value will look something like this:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE" /c IPM.Note /a "%1"

When you right click on a file in Windows Explorer, choose the shortcut “Send using Outlook” (near the top of the context menu, not under the Send to menu) and a new message will open with the file attached.

As with the SendTo shortcut I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, you are limited to adding one attachment to a message. If you need to attach several, drag the other attachments to the open message form.

More information and ready-to-use reg files can be found at
Using the Windows Explorer "Send to" menu

Published April 12, 2011. Last updated on August 15, 2012.