I'm not sure it'll work with your combination, but I know it's worked 
for a while, but you can also co into File Explorer, find the document 
you want to attach, copy it to your clipboard with control+c and then go 
to the message where you want to attach it and hit control+v to paste it in.


On 08/05/2018 11:36 AM, Everett Gavel wrote:
> Hi Again Ricky, and All, This Time,
>
> Here's hoping I get all the steps correctly. There is, to me, a bunch...
>
> I'll assume you already have opened a New Email, put in all your To's and
> CCs and BCCs and Subject and whatever.
>
> First, I try to make sure my cursor is in the Message body, as by forgetting
> this step in other email clients boy have I screwed up the email attachment
> step previously. Anyway, with your cursor in the Message body just to be
> safe, you can tap your Alt key. This opens up the menus and in my Win8.1
> Outlook program it says, "Message." Arrow right once and it should say,
> "Insert."
>
> Next, down arrow into the Insert menu and the first option highlighted is
> Attach File. That's what you want so hit Enter.
>
> Next you will want to hit, or maybe just tap so as not to be so mean to your
> computer (smile), tap Shift+Tab to backtab once. Hit Enter on that option,
> which on my computer says "Browse This PC."
>
>  From there you will Shift+Tab, or BackTab, twice. That should bring you into
> your files and folders list, like with Windows Explorer. You can BackTab one
> more time, a total of 3 times, to get up one level in the tree system. Your
> choice. Anyway, what I do is BackTab twice, then arrow up or down if I'm
> already in the right foler. If I need to find the right folder to find the
> file, I simply hit the Backspace key to back out of that folder and go back
> up the tree level one level. Then begin arrowing around from there, or
> typing the first letter of the folder or file I may be looking for to jump
> to it.
>
> When you find the file you want to send someone, just tap your Enter key and
> it's automatically attached.
>
>
> HTH,
> Everett
> In Colorado Springs, USA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Hi Everet and all,
>
> Firstly thanks, I avoided everything and have Windows two thousand on my
> other PC still, couldn't decide between Windows seven and ten and so my
> brother, who is sighted, eventually decided for me though I avoided Windows
> eight though my brother recommended it. To get back to the actual matter at
> hand, I think Everet's way in Windows 8.1 also still works in Windows ten
> because I tried now and it immediately spoke an attachment name I had,
> however, I realise I'm not quite clear, I actually mean the shortcut for
> retrieving an attachment from the PC as in a Word document or something as I
> send these as part of my work and always seem to go long ways around so how
> can I find a Word attachment I wish to send in a brand new message?
>
> Thanks.
> Ricky Lomey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, 05 August 2018 00:13
> To: 'Ricky Lomey' <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: RE: [VICUG-L] PLEASE SHORTCUT KEYS FOR ATTACHMENT IN OUTLOOK 2016
>
> Hi Ricky,
>
> I have thus far avoided Win10, but in Win8.1 at least, I simply open the
> email, and perform a Shift+Tab to get up into the Attachment field, arrow
> right or left to find what I want there, and hit Enter to open it if it's
> from someone I trust.  Then if I want to save it, I do a SaveAs. Which is
> Alt+f,a.
>
> It only shows that attachment field when there aftually is an attachment.
> Let me know if that no longer works, in Win10, please,
>
>
> HTH,
> Everett
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Hi
> Please tell me the shortcut keys for retrieving an attachment in Outlook
> 2016 using Windows ten, is it alt-f-f-a or something like that?
>
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