# Send document as E-mail (MS Office format support)

### Send – Document as E-mail...

- Open a OpenOffice-document and go to File - Send - Document as E-mail...

- Now your default E-mail client comes up with a new E-mail and the OpenOffice-document with the according extension is attached.

  - The attachment should keep the extension of the used document.

  - New documents will create attachments with the extension which is set under Tools – Options... – Load/Save – Default file format.

- Open the received file in the reader the OpenOffice should start and display the document.

### Send – E-mail as OpenDocument Text...

- Open a OpenOffice-Text Document and go to File – Send – E-mail as OpenDocument Text...

- Now your E-mail client comes up with a new E-mail and the document with the *.odf extension is attached.

- Send the E-mail to own address and check the received attachment.

### Send – E-mail as Microsoft Word...

- Open a OpenOffice-Text Document and go to File – Send – E-mail as Microsoft Word...

- Now your E-mail client comes up with a new E-mail and the MS-Word document is attached.

- Send the E-mail to own address and check the received attachment.

  - Open it with MS-Word and after that, import it to OpenOffice.

  - Signed documents and documents with password are not supported.

### Send – E-mail as OpenDocument Spreadsheet...

- Open a OpenOffice-Spreadsheet document and go to File – Send – E-mail as OpenDocument Spreadsheet...

- Now your E-mail client comes up with a new E-mail and the document with the *.ods extension is attached.

- Send the E-mail to own address and check the received attachment.

### Send – E-mail as Microsoft Excel...

- Open a OpenOffice-Spreadsheet document and go to File – Send – E-mail as Microsoft Excel...

- Now your E-mail client comes up with a new E-mail and the MS-Excel document is attached.

- Send the E-mail to own address and check the received attachment.

  - Open it with MS-Excel and after that, import it to OpenOffice.

- Signed documents and documents with password are not supported.

### Send – E-mail as OpenDocument Presentation...

- Open a OpenOffice – Presentation document and go to File – Send – E-mail as OpenDocument Presentation...

- Now your E-mail client comes up with a new E-mail and the document with the *.odp extension is attached.

- Send the E-mail to own address and check the received attachment.

### Send – E-mail as Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation...

- Open a OpenOffice – Presentation document and go to File – Send – E-mail as Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation...

- Now your E-mail client comes up with a new E-mail and the Microsoft – PowerPoint document is attached.

- Send the E-mail to own address and check the received attachment.

  - Open it with MS-PowerPoint and after that, import it to OpenOffice.

- Signed documents and documents with password are not supported.

### Send – E-mail as PDF...

- Open a OpenOffice-document and go to File – Send – E-mail as PDF...

- Now your E-mail client comes up with a new E-mail and the PDF-document is attached.

- Send the E-mail to own address and check the received attachment with an acroreader.

- Signed documents and documents with password are not supported.

NOTE: OOo – Drawing will not supported for export to PowerPoint format!!!
For Drawing it is possible to attach as original *.odg- or as PDF-Format.

The test should proceed in all cases with a new, unmodified and modified document.

Here is a test-matrix table:

Module | New | Unmodified | Modified | Signed | Password
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Text Document
Send Document as E-mail | X | X | X | X | X
Send E-mail as OpenDocument Text | X | X | X | X | X
Send E-mail as Microsoft Word | X | X | X |  |
Send E-mail as PDF | X | X | X |  |
Spreadsheet
Send Document as E-mail | X | X | X | X | X
Send E-mail as OpenDocument Spreadsheet | X | X | X | X | X
Send E-mail as Microsoft Excel | X | X | X |  |
Send E-mail as PDF | X | X | X |  |
Presentation
Send Document as E-mail | X | X | X | X | X
Send E-mail as OpenDocument Presentation | X | X | X | X | X
Send E-mail as Microsoft PowerPoint | X | X | X |  |
Send E-mail as PDF | X | X | X |  |
Drawing
Send Document as E-mail | X | X | X | X | X
Send E-mail as PDF | X | X | X |  |
Database
Send Document as E-mail | X | X | X |  |
Send Report as E-mail | X | X | X |  |