16th August 2000

One can create a 'mailto' Internet shortcut in a snap, but without the Favorites menu turned on in Outlook, there's no integrated way to access those links. Right-click on Outlook's toolbar and select Customize. Flip to the Commands tab, find New Menu in the Categories list, then drag the 'New Menu' option from the Commands list and drop it onto the toolbar. Now right-click that newly created menu item and change its Name (I used 'Blast' on my computer). In the still-open Customize dialog box, select File from the Categories list. In the corresponding Commands list, drag & drop 'Mail Message' into to the newly added menu button. Right-click on that freshly dropped menu object, find Assign Hyperlink, then click Open. Under Link to, select the E-mail Address option. Fill in the fields, assign the shortcut a name, and you're ready to roll.