Get Full Path Hyperlinks in Outlook 2010

[Wnderer]

How do you get Outlook 2010 to give full network hyperlinks? When I select hyperlinks in outlook I always get a mapped link. These links work for me but not for anyone else on the network who doesn't have the same mapping as I do. I have the same problem with windows explorer. When I click in the explorer location bar it turns into a mapped path name I can copy and paste. What I need is the full network path name.

Thanks

[snapshot182]

If I get what you're saying, you have different drives mappings than other people? So while a file might exist for you at P:\Smiles and Cries\Lonely Hearts\Club another person might be mapped to S:\Lonely Hearts\Club and the link doesn't line up for the same file/folder. Is this right?

If so, you need to look at the name and location of your drive in My Computer. You'll find your P: drive to be labeled:

Club (\\SERVER2011\Smiles and Cries\Lonely Hearts) (P:)

And they would find their S: drive to be labeled:

Club (\\Server2011\Lonely Hearts) (S:) (It'd be weird, but possible.)

in which case the file path would be "\\SERVER2011\Smiles and Cries\Lonely Hearts\Club" for both, with the quotes because the link has spaces in it.

Is this an answer to your question? It would only make sense if the admin randomly mapped your drives and wasn't using a standardized login script for all users--where even if different mapping was required, you'd still keep the same lettering scheme from script to script.

[Wnderer]

Yes, sort of. I have drive mappings that are the same as everyone in my department but not the same as the whole company. So when I use Outlook and RightClick>Hyperlink and add a hyperlink. I get a hyperlink of ( S:\Club ) and I have to edit it and change it to ( \\SERVER2011\Smiles and Cries\Lonely Hearts\Club ). I was hoping there was an Option somewhere I could check called something like 'use full path names' and have Outlook do it automatically.

In Windows 7 Windows Explorer, in the address bar, It will say " Computer ^ Lonely Hearts ^ (\\SERVER2011\Smiles and Cries)(S:)^Club^" . I click on it and it changes it to " S:\Club" and selects it. I can now copy and paste it but I want to copy and paste the full path, so I don't have to type it in. I haven't found a solution yet.

In Folder Options, there is a check box called 'Display the full path in the title bar (Classic theme only)'. It doesn't fix my problem and it does the opposite of what it says it does.

Thanks

[snapshot182]

I don't believe there is a way to do this in Windows 7 without third party applications, as shown here: http://www.countrykeepers.com/wp/?p=3017

So I copied this from that link. If you have Windows XP, apparently, this works. Check the link for verification. Sorry I couldn't be more help.


Open Windows Explorer.

Right-click on the Computer entry in the left pane and select “Add a network location”. Click next.

Select the “Choose a custom network location” option (it was the only one presented to me) and click Next.

Type in the UNC path desired and click Next twice. This adds an entry that shows up in left pane of Windows Explorer below the mapped drives, but it works just like a mapped drive and shows up that way in the Save dialog of applications.

In Windows Explorer, navigate through that entry to the desired sub-directory and click in the blank area to the right of the bread crumbs path display in the top of the Windows Explorer screen and the UNC path appears and is highlighted.