A great way to share a file (or several files)—a Microsoft Word document, a picture, or even an entire Web page—is to include it as part of an e-mail message. The file is included as a separate part of the message—an attachment—that the recipient can save and open at any time.
Use Windows Mail to create a message to your intended recipient, including the e-mail address, subject, and any accompanying text.
Locate and select the file in the Open dialog box. If you want to send multiple files, hold down the Ctrl key as you select each file.
Click Send to send the message just as you’d send any other message.
Tip
Different mail systems can send or receive different sizes of attachments—some as small as 1 MB and others as large as 10 MB or more. If you need to transfer a large file or numerous files, try compressing the file or files, or use a different transferral method.
See Also
"Transferring Files" for information about other ways to transfer files.
"Compressing Files" for information about using compressed folders.
- Select a message you’ve received that contains an attachment.
- If you want to open a file to view it or work on it, click the file’s name. When you’ve finished working on the file, choose Save As from the File menu to save the file in the location you want.
To save the file or files for future work, choose Save Attachments, and use the Save Attachments dialog box to specify where you want to save the file or files. Select the files you want to save, and click Save.
Try This!
Double-click a message containing one or more attachments to open the message in a separate window. Right-click one of the attachments in the Attach line. Use any of the commands from the menu that appears.
