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Updated 5 months ago

Attaching Files to Email

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At a glance

The community member has an idea to automatically attach file uploads from a Team Form to the email that is sent. Currently, to see the attachments, the user needs to open the PDF, scroll to the file upload section, click on the link to the attachment, and manually download it. A community member responding to the post explains that the team considered this feature in the past, but there are compatibility issues that could make it unreliable, such as email providers blocking certain file types and having limited file size limits. However, the community member suggests that the user can set up email notifications which include all uploaded attachments using a Microsoft Power Automate template.

AAdrian Liew

Prerequisite:

  • Team Form with file upload component

  • Email template has been setup.


Idea:

  • When I submit a Team Form with a File Upload, I want those file uploads to be automatically attached to the email that is sent.


Currently:

  • In order to see the attachments, I need to:

    • Open the PDF attached to the email.

    • Scroll to the file upload section.

    • Click on the link to the attachment.

    • Manually download the attachment.

    • Then re-attach it if I need to forward those files to another email.

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1 comment
EErin Dwyer

Hi Adrian,

The team did consider adding this as a feature in the past, however there are quite a few compatibilities issues which could result in this feature being unreliable. For example, a form could support uploading any file type and size whereas most email providers will block certain file types and have very limited file sizes (usually 25Mb limit). This does not mean we would not consider adding this in the future if there is enough interest :)

In the meantime, you can set up email notifications which include all uploaded attachment in a few clicks using this official Microsoft Power Automate template: