I had someone ask me today how they could send their Word document as a newsletter in the new Office 2007 versiono of Word. In previous versions there was an option to send a document itself through Outlook (and not just as an attachment). In 2007 the only opion seems to be to attach the word document as a .doc .pdf or .xps

Microsoft offers a bit of support here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290936 but it doesn't outline exactly what my friend was looking for so I decided to share my learnings here. The following few steps ouline how to send a Word document through Outlook using the "Send to Mail Recipient" function in Word 2007

1. Open Word, click on the tiny down arrow in the upper left corner of the program and choose “More Commands” 

   
    

2. Make sure you are in the “Customize” section (on the left) then choose “Commands Not in the Ribbon” from the drop down under the “Choose Commands From” heading

   
    

3. 3. Scroll down to “Send to Mail Recipient” then use the “Add >>” button to add it to your Quick Access Toolbar

   
    

4. Press OK to close the dialog.
5. The command will now show up in the Quick Access Toolbar at the top of your Word window just to the right of the Microsoft Office “Ribbon” circle.