ARCHIVED: In Windows, Mac OS, or Mac OS X, how can I send text from a file in an email message?

In Windows, Mac OS, and Mac OS X, you can send text from a file in an email message if you use a communications program (i.e., a terminal emulation or graphical interface program) to connect to your email account. One of the simplest ways to do this is to copy the text from the file on your hard drive and paste it into your email message:

1. Open the document that contains the text you wish to mail and select the text by highlighting it with the mouse. To copy the text, from the Edit menu, select Copy. If you wish to use keyboard commands, the key command for copying in Windows is Ctrl-c; in Mac OS and Mac OS X it's Cmd-c.
2. Begin to compose an email message as you normally would. With your cursor in the composition area, from the Edit menu, select Paste. The key command for paste in Windows is Ctrl-v; in Mac OS and Mac OS X it's Cmd-v. This will place the text you just copied into your email message.
3. When you are finished, send your email message as you normally would.

You can copy and paste repeatedly to include text from more than one document, or different pieces of text from a single document. You can also type more text in your email message.

Additionally, you can use the copy and paste functions to save or print email messages you receive. To do so, copy text from your email window into a word processor.

If you wish to send an entire file via email, see your email software's documentation for assistance with handling file attachments. Or, search the Knowledge Base for file attachment and the name of your email program.