Sending and Receiving Attachments

An attachment can be any computer file that you send along with an e-mail message. In the example below, imagine that Thomas Jefferson has made some editing changes to George Washington’s inauguration speech. It’s too lengthy to send as part of an email message. Instead, he’s made his corrections in a word processing program and is sending the file as an attachment. Keep in mind; before you attach a file to an e-mail message, the file must already exist. In other words, Thomas Jefferson has already edited the speech on his own computer. Now that it's done, he is returning it to George.

How to do it

1.     Create a new message.

2.     Fill in the To: box

3.     Fill in the Subject: box

4.     Write the text of your message.

5.     Click the ATTACH button (Almost every program uses the paper clip symbol)

6.     The Insert Attachment box will appear. Click on the file that you wish to attach to the message.

7.     Click the ATTACH button

When you are done, there will be some indication that a message is attached. In Outlook Express, it shows up below the Subject: line.