How To Email From Word Online

Word Online is designed to enable collaboration. Hence, editing and sharing documents while working on Microsoft Word Online is easy. This tutorial article takes you through how to email from word online.

How To Email From Word Online

Let us discuss each case one by one.

Case-1: On a PC

When it comes to sending documents created and edited on Word online, you can follow these steps.

• Start by opening the document you would like to share. You can do this by logging in to the Office online website. You can also access Word online documents from the OneDrive website or desktop application.
• Now that you have the document open, click on File in the top menu.

• The File menu has various options to choose from. Select Share

• If you want easy access to the share option, select the Share button on the top ribbon.

• The Share menu has a few details that you will need to remember.
• You first need to edit the permissions the user will have. You can choose from ‘Can Edit’, where they can freely edit the document. ‘Can View’ here, the user can only view the document and not make any changes to the content.

• Once you have edited the permissions. Type in the message or the body of your email.
• Then, enter the Email of the recipient in the top box
• Once you have filled in the details, click on Send.

There is also an option to copy the link to the document. If you do not want to send the document from here, copy the clipboard link and paste it into your email.

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Case-2: On Mac

Follow these steps.

• Start by opening the document you would like to share.
• You can then click on the Shae icon and invite people to collaborate.
• The permissions given to other users can be edited from the dropdown menu.
• You can then save the document to the cloud and then email it to collaborators.
• The document can also be sent as an attachment by saving it on the computer and attaching it to a mail.

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Case-3: On Android

Files created and edited on Word online can be sent as emails using your Android device. Here is how.

• Start by opening the document you would like to send in the Word application on your Android device.

• You will now see the share option in the top bar. Selecting it will open a menu at the bottom of your screen.

• The share menu has two options: send the link to the document or share the document as an attachment. Either way, you can share the document via email.

• If you select the as a link option, you can edit the link and copy it to your clipboard.
• You can now log in to your email on the phone and paste the link to send the document.

• If you choose the share as attachment option, you will be able to attach the document to an email from within the Word application itself.
• You can send it as a Word document or convert it into a PDF before sending it.
• Choose the option that fits your needs best.
• You can then edit the body of the email and send it.

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Case-3: On iOS

The Word application is available on iOS devices in the store. You can download it and sign in to your account from there. Here is how you can share documents created on Word online.

• Open the document you would like to share
• Select the share option from the menu
• You can then choose to attach the document to a mail or copy the link available
• Paste the link into an email and send it to other users.

Before sharing online documents in Word, it is essential to edit the permissions. This way, you can restrict editing.

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The documents created and edited using Word online can be downloaded and sent as an attachment. Here is how it can be done

• Start by opening the document you would like to send.
• Now click on the File tab to open the menu

• Click on the save as option and save the file on your computer.
• Now that you have a local copy of the document, you can easily attach it to emails.
• To send the document as an email, start by opening your email.
• Compose the message and add the recipient.
• You can then attach the document from the folder it was saved in.
• Hit send once the document is attached.

Documents can be saved as Word documents or .doc, PDF, or ODT. They will be sent in the same format.

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In conclusion

As Word Online is a collaborative tool, sharing it as an email is simple. I hope you found this tutorial article interesting and helpful.

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