Attaching a file
The specifics of attaching a file to an email message vary from one email program to the next. For the exact steps for a particular email program, consult the program's user manual, help files, or one of the links listed below. In general, here's how you attach a file to an email message.
- Note the name of the file you want to attach and where it is located on your computer.
- Open a new email message.
- Complete the email message as usual (subject, recipients, and text).
- Click on the attach icon (often a picture of a paperclip) on your menu bar, or select the appropriate menu option to attach a file.
- In the file attachment dialog box or window, select the file you want to attach. Click on Attach or Insert, as the case may be.
- You should be able to view an icon or text of the file you just attached to verify that it is there. You can also click on the icon to open the file and verify that it is the correct file.
- If you have more than one file to send, repeat this process for each individual file.
- Send the message.