Creating link to Outlook messages

Question

Outlook 2007

While composing a new message in outlook can a link be created to other messages?

Whww I am composing a new mail I would like to create a link to asent item, clicking this link should then open the message.

Can this be done?

Answer 1

Microsoft has a support KB on hyperlinks to access Outlook folders and items: http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/158135

However, the Outlook: scheme is not registered by default with newer versions of outlook. http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/using-outlook-links/

I verified that the registry editing technique to associate "outlook:" with opening Outlook items ( http://www.slipstick.com/problems/outlook-missing-outlook-protocol/ ) works for Outlook 2013 on Windows 8.1, so I imagine it would work for earlier versions too.