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Downloading files - directly attach file to blank email on email client?

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Hi all. I am using Windows 10 OS and Microsoft Outlook for emails.

When presented with the dialog box for downloading/saving a file, can Firefox directly attach the downloaded file to a blank email using my email client?

I have done a one-line batch file (which seems to work with "open with") that has the command:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\outlook.exe" /a %1

and it seems to work, but is there an official or quicker solution? one that doesn't have to involve browsing for the batch file (having to type * or *.* to not show only .exe/.com files) with the "open with" option?

Alternatively is there a right-click context menu with a "send to" or "email to" that opens the email client and a blank email with the downloaded file already attached? (Or possibly there is a mailto or sendto command that can be selected in "open with"?)

Thank you.

Hi all. I am using Windows 10 OS and Microsoft Outlook for emails. When presented with the dialog box for downloading/saving a file, can Firefox directly attach the downloaded file to a blank email using my email client? I have done a one-line batch file (which seems to work with "open with") that has the command: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\outlook.exe" /a %1 and it seems to work, but is there an official or quicker solution? one that doesn't have to involve browsing for the batch file (having to type * or *.* to not show only .exe/.com files) with the "open with" option? Alternatively is there a right-click context menu with a "send to" or "email to" that opens the email client and a blank email with the downloaded file already attached? (Or possibly there is a mailto or sendto command that can be selected in "open with"?) Thank you.