Reading Attachments

If someone sends you email with an attachment you will be told somewhere in the message. Also, if you see a paper clip on the message, then you have an attachment. Various software programs handle this differently. When you have an attachment, look for the name of the file. It could be in the heading of the message, or it could be in the body of the message. When you find it, double-click the name of the attachment. Your computer will figure out what software application is needed to look at the attachment and will automatically start running that application.

For example, if George Washington double clicks on the attachment in the message that Thomas Jefferson sent him, Microsoft Word will start running and he can view the text of the speech.