How to Insert FTP Code Into an Email in Outlook
If you want to share a file transfer protocol (FTP) address, then there is a certain format to use to ensure that the text becomes a hyperlink. Hyperlinks are links that, when clicked, open in your Web browser and take you to the referring Web page. In an Outlook email, you will find that typing a Web address in various formats still creates a hyperlink. To insert an FTP code into your Outlook email, you must follow a strict style.
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Instructions
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Open "Microsoft Outlook."
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Compose a new message. Enter the recipient details and the body text.
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Use the following, basic, format for anonymous FTP sites: ftp://ftp.server.com. This would connect you to the FTP section of "www.server.com." Anonymous FTP access is available on some public servers where files are distributed.
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Use the following additions in the address to add a user name and password into the address: ftp://username:password@ftp.server.com. (Replace "username" with the username you've been given, and "password" with the password set, for access to the FTP site at www.server.com.)
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Send your email.
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