How to Set up OWA as the default email when sending from an Adobe PDF

Question

How do I set up OWA (Outlook Web Access) as the default email for sending emails from inside Adobe PDFs?  I went to preferences, Email and tried to add other.  I added my email address and password...and what I thought were the OWA settings, but I was not successful when testing.  Help!

S_S · Answer

Hi @mbpros

Hope you are doing well. Thanks for writing in!

I could not think of a possible solution regarding OWA. However, I do know for a fact that Acrobat can launch the Outlook Desktop App when trying to share a copy of the file through Email.

That being said, you might want to try a workaround that I could devise.

Depending on the environment you are on, you can try the below steps:

For Windows

Create a Desktop Shortcut:
- Right-click on your desktop → New → Shortcut.
- Enter:
  
  https://adobe.ly/3Q6vnbO
- Name it “Send Email via OWA.”
Drag & Drop PDF to OWA:
1. Drag your PDF onto this shortcut. It’ll open OWA with a new email draft, and you can attach the PDF there.

For Mac

Open Automator (Mac Built-in App)
- Go to Launchpad → Search Automator → Open it.
Create a New Quick Action
- Click New Document → Select Quick Action.
Add an Open URL Action
- In the Library panel, find "Get Specified URLs" and drag it to the workflow area.
- Click "Add" and paste:
  
  https://adobe.ly/3CF5Va4
- Save the Quick Action with a name like "Open OWA Email".
Assign a Keyboard Shortcut (Optional)
- Go to System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts.
- Under App Shortcuts, add a shortcut for Automator.

Now, clicking the shortcut will open a new OWA email in your browser.

Hope this helps.

-Souvik

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