Can't share via email from Preview Share button

I'm running Yosemite. I have Outlook for Mac (newest version, 15.6) set up as my default mail application. In the Share button menu, the Email option appears properly. However, when I attempt to share a document via email within Preview using the Share button, I merely get an error alert tone. All other Share options (Messages, etc.) work fine. I am able to Share via Email from other apps without a problem. The problem seems to lie within Preview. I've tried resetting Preview to the best of my knowledge by deleting the plist, etc. Any other ideas?

Thanks. Yes, I've done so. The Outlook icon does appear in the Share menu, but when I click on it, I only get the alert tone.

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