Attaching a file to an email message

How to include items with your email message, for example, digital photographs or wordprocessing documents.

Sometimes you will wish to send a file with your email message. We include this file, for example, a digital photograph or wordprocessing document by attaching it to the email message. Much in the same way we include photographs or additional bits of paper in the envelope when sending a letter by post. Often we will attach these extra items to our letter with a paperclip.

The paperclip (Attach button) is located in the Compose dialog window.

To display the Compose message dialog box, create a new message or reply to an existing message.

Click the Attach button. to display the Attach File(s) window.

Locate and select the file that you wish to attach, and click the Open button.

Or if you have your File Manager window open, drag and drop the file into the message window. Complete your message, and click Send to post your message.

Depending on the size of the attached file, your message may take a little longer to send than one without an attachment.

Note: If you are sending a digital image, for example a photograph, check that the size of the file is not too large to be received by the recipient. Some ISPs have a limit on the size of the message (including attachments) that they can receive and send.