Set Next Action To Compose Email

Learn how to automatically attach your PDF to an email message right after creating it using pdfMachine's 'Next Action' setting.

Steps in Video:

1. We'll start by opening the pdfMachine settings. Just click the gear icon in the top left corner.

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2. In the settings window, go to 'Apply on print' and then click on 'Next Action'. This is where we control what happens after you print to pdfMachine.

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3. See the 'Next Action' dropdown? Click on it.

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4. From the list, select 'Launch default email client with attached PDF'. This tells pdfMachine to prepare an email for you.

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5. Now, let's close the settings and try it out. We'll print a simple test document from Word.

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6. Using the pdfMachine add-in in Word, we click the 'Create and Email' button.

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7. pdfMachine asks for the attachment name. Let's change it to 'My attachment.pdf'.

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8. Click 'OK', and watch the magic happen!

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9. And there you have it! Your default email client opens up automatically with your newly created PDF already attached, ready for you to send.

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