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title: "Send OneDrive Items in Outlook - Encrypted File Transfers"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/26225868812/Send%20OneDrive%20Items%20in%20Outlook%20-%20Encrypted%20File%20Transfers"
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UConn faculty and staff can send items in their OneDrive to other members of the university quickly and securely by using Outlook. 

> ℹ️ This method of sharing generates, and emails, a <u>link</u> to the item, it does not send the recipient(s) the file itself. When the user opens the file, you are both editing the *same *file while changes are saved to a single file on your OneDrive. If you are working on the file at the same time, you will see updates by each user as they are typed.

> 📝 There is also a method of sending an unencrypted version of your OneDrive item. This method is akin to the well-known method of attaching a file to an email. Visit this guide to learn how to *attach *your OneDrive item to the email: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26246578255](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26246578255) 
> 📝 
> 📝 This file will be separated from your OneDrive; any updates made to the attached file will <u>not</u> be reflected in your file in OneDrive. This method uses no more security than a regular, secure Outlook email.

When composing an email in Outlook, you can include files stored in OneDrive without having to download them onto your computer.

1. Open the **Outlook **application on your computer.
2. Click **New Email.**
3. Compose your email as you normally would.
4. Select the **Insert** tab.
5. Click **Attach File **in the Include box.
  1. If you do not see this button, click on the **Insert** tab in the top ribbon. Then choose **Attach File**.
6. Click **Browse Web Locations**.
7. Select **OneDrive - University of Connecticut**.
8. Wait a second for a popup window to appear.
9. In the popup window, find the file you wish to share and select it by clicking on the file once and then clicking on **Open**.
10. Click **Insert.**
11. Choose **Share link **to maintain encryption on the file.
12. If you want to manage the access level to the shared file, click the **down arrow** next to a shared file.
13. Choose your desired level of access.
  1. **Anyone** - anyone
  2. **Organization** - only those who are a part of the University (have a NetID)
  3. **Recipients** - only those who receive this original email
14. Send the email.