Spaces in filename breaks hyperlink
In our organization we often send text based hyperlinks to folders and files we work on. Most of the time I just copy the path out of Explorer and insert it into the message body and put file:// if front of it so that Outlook will automatically create a link out of it. This works great except if the file or foldername contains spaces. Then it breaks the hyperlink at the first space. How can I make Outlook to create a link including spaces? Renaming the files and folders is not an option to us.
In our organization we often send text based hyperlinks to folders and files we work on. Most of the time I just copy the path out of Explorer and insert it into the message body and put file:// if front of it so that Outlook will automatically create a link out of it. This works great except if the file or foldername contains spaces. Then it breaks the hyperlink at the first space. How can I make Outlook to create a link including spaces? Renaming the files and folders is not an option to us.
You can indicate the beginning and the end of the link by placing it between < and >. Your typed linked will then look something like this;
<file://c:\folder with spaces\file with spaces.doc>
After pressing ENTER or a typing space behind the >, Outlook will automatically turn it into a link. This works for all message formats (Plain Text, HTML and Rich Text).
Note: See this tip if Outlook doesn’t automatically create links for you in Plain Text messages.
