Sept 12 2005
Q:I attach files to my emails that are usually located in a Folder on my company’s server (Our ‘Z:’ drive).  I use Outlook and it opens to my ‘My Documents’ Folder by default.  I then have to click several times before I even get to it.  Is there a way to access that Folder faster that doesn’t take so many clicks?
A: A simple way to solve this problem is to create a Shortcut your ‘My Documents’ folder that points to your Z: drive.  This way, when you want to attach a File to an email you just double–click on the Shortcut in you ‘My Documents’ and you are immediately taken to your Z: drive!

To create a Shortcut to the Z: drive in My Documents:
1. Find the Z: drive
2. Right Click on the Z: drive icon
3. Select ‘Create Shortcut’
-A Shortcut is created for the Folder and placed at the end of the list
4. Right click on the new short-cut and select ‘Cut’
5. Find and open your ‘My Documents’ folder
6. Right click anywhere within you ‘My Documents’ folder and select ‘Paste’
-A short-cut for your ‘Z: drive’ is placed in your ‘My Documents’ folder