UConn faculty and staff may attach their SharePoint files to outgoing Outlooks emails. This method is akin to the well-known method of attaching a file to an email.
ITS recommends that you instead use the Share link option by following this guide: Send SharePoint Items in Outlook - Encrypted File Transfers
The method shown on this guide will send an unencrypted version of your SharePoint item.
This file will be separated from your SharePoint; any updates made to the attached file will not be reflected in your file in SharePoint. This method uses no more security than a regular, secure Outlook email.
To send the SharePoint file as an attachment
Open the Outlook application on your computer.
Click New Email.
Compose your email as you normally would.
Select the Insert tab.
Click Attach File.
Click Browse Web Locations.
Select the appropriate Site to share from.
If you have multiple Sites listed and are unsure of which is which, click on one of them and you will see the recently accessed files on that Site. That should help you narrow down which is which.
Wait a second for a popup window to appear.
In the popup window, find the file you wish to share and select it by clicking on the file once and then clicking on Open.
Click Insert.
Choose Attach as a copy to send a discrete copy of the file.
Send the email.