Opening an attachment and conversation from a messaging application

A system for enabling an embedded communication experience in a productivity application in association with an attachment file, the system comprising a computing device, the computing device comprising:

• at least one processing device;
• and
• at least one computer readable data storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing device, enable the computing device to:
• responsive to receiving, at a messaging application, a selection of the attachment file associated with a message:
• extract, by the messaging application, message identification parameters;
• construct, by the messaging application, a protocol network path reference including the extracted message identification parameters;
• and
• pass the protocol network path reference from the messaging application to the productivity application as the attachment file is being opened in the productivity application in response to the selection, wherein:
• the attachment file is automatically opened and displayed in a content display region of a user interface of the productivity application;
• a communications pane is automatically opened and displayed in the user interface of the productivity application;
• a user experience of the messaging application is loaded in the communications pane;
• and
• the message is retrieved from the messaging application using the protocol network path reference and displayed in the communications pane in accordance with the user experience of the messaging application.

A computer storage medium including computer readable instructions, which when executed by a processing unit is operative to:

• receive, at a messaging application, a message comprising an attachment file;
• receive, at the messaging application, a selection of the attachment file;
• make, by the messaging application, an application programming interface call to a message server to extract communication base functionality and context information;
• construct, by the messaging application, a Uniform Resource Locator including the extracted communication base functionality and the context information;
• and
• pass the Uniform Resource Locator from the messaging application to a productivity application as the attachment file is being opened in the productivity application in response to the selection, wherein:
• the attachment file is automatically opened and displayed in a content display region of a user interface of the productivity application;
• a communications pane is automatically opened and displayed in the user interface of the productivity application;
• a user experience of the messaging application is loaded in the communications pane;
• and
• the message is retrieved from the messaging application using the Uniform Resource Locator and displayed in the communications pane in accordance with the user experience of the messaging application.