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This information applies to MYOB AccountRight version 19. For later versions, see our help centre.


 

 

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To email from AccountRight v19.6 and later, you need to have Microsoft Outlook (32-bit) installed. For older AccountRight versions, you'll need Microsoft Outlook 2000-2007.

AccountRight v19 and Outlook 2016

An update is available (v19.11.2 Australia only) which provides compatibility with Outlook 2016 (32-bit). To check for updates, go to the Help menu and choose Updates and then Check for Updates.

Learn more about managing software updates.

If you don't use Microsoft Outlook, you can save your document as a PDF (Send To > Disk) then attach it to an email in your preferred email software.

If there's more than one email program on your computer, you need to set Outlook as the default. Similarly, if you have more than one email address set up in Outlook, you'll need to set which one is the default.

 

To set Outlook as your default email program

AccountRight relies on Microsoft Outlook being installed on your computer, and for it to be set as the default email program.

Simple MAPI apps such as the Mail app included with Windows 8 and 10, as well as 3rd party programs like Thunderbird and Windows Live Mail are not supported. Web based mail services such as Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail are not compatible. 

If usingDo this
Microsoft Outlook 2010 or later
  1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
  2. Click the File tab.
  3. Click Options.
  4. Under Start up options, select the Make Outlook the default program for E-mail, Contacts, and Calendar checkbox.
Microsoft Outlook 2007
  1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
  2. Go to the Tools menu and choose Options.
  3. Click the Other tab.
  4. Under General, select the Make Outlook the default program for E-mail, Contacts, and Calendar checkbox.
To set your default email address

If you have more than one email account set up in Outlook, emails will be sent from AccountRight using the default email address that’s selected in Outlook.

If usingDo this
Microsoft Outlook 2013 or 2010
  1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
  2. Click the File tab.
  3. Click Account Settings and then choose Account Settings from the list.
  4. Select the email account you want to make the default account, and then click Set as Default. (If the option is greyed out, it means that the account you've selected is already the default account.)
  5. Click the Data Files tab and again select the email address you want to use then click Set as Default.

Emails still being sent from the wrong address? If you ’re using Outlook 2010 or 2013, see if the issue posted on the Microsoft Support site applies to you, and what you can do to resolve it.

Microsoft Outlook 2007
  1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
  2. Go to the Tools menu and choose Account Settings.
  3. Select the email account you want to make the default account, and then click Set as Default. (If the option is greyed out, it means that the account you've selected is already the default account.)
  4. Click the Data Files tab and again select the email address you want to use then click Set as Default.

  FAQs


Which email programs can I use to send emails from AccountRight?

AccountRight only supports Microsoft Outlook 2007 - 2013 (32-bit). If you usually send emails via a web email service, such as Gmail, you can most likely access and send those emails from Microsoft Outlook via IMAP or POP.

You'll need to refer to your email provider's instructions on how to access and send emails from Outlook, but here's some information that might help you out:

Can I use Microsoft Outlook 2016?

AccountRight v19 isn't currently compatible with Microsoft Outlook 2016. AccountRight v19 may stop working when attempting to send multiple emails through Outlook 2016.

We're investigating this issue as part of our Outlook 2016 compatibility testing.

Workaround

Send emails from AccountRight v19 one at a time or revert back to using Outlook 2007 - 2013 (32-bit).

 
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