I have an observation that perhaps someone can comment about, and possibly
offer a workaround. I am using Office Pro 2003 on Windows XP in a network
environment (Exchange 5.5).

Problem #1: I wish to use the Word to edit my email messages. This is easy
enough to do, but I have one big problem. Whenever I use this option, and
then I wish to attach a SHORTCUT to a file on the network within my email,
that option doesn't appear. However, if I uncheck the "use Word to edit"
option, and then try to attach a file via a shortcut, that choice appears.
Does anyone know why this is and how to fix it?

Problem #2: If Problem #1 cannot be resolved, then I could live with using
the option located under the Spelling tab which reads "Use AutoCorrect when
Word isn't the email editor". This doesn't seem to do anything. I wish to
have words autocorrected when typing an email--using this choice isn't
working. I am using Rich Text as my Default, however, even changing it to
HTML doesn't change things.

So my dilemma is, I want to use Word as my editor mainly so I can have the
Autocorrect function, but I also need to have the use of the
shortcut-to-a-file option so that I don't have to attach an entire file to
an email when I want to send something within the office. But from my
experience, the two options don't work hand-in-hand. What gives???

Thanks.

Ross