ARCHIVED: Working with attachments in Mac OS X Mail
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Adding an attachment to a message
In Mac OS X Mail, you can add an attachment when creating a new message, or when replying to or forwarding a message. To attach a file, either drag and drop it into the window of your new message, or, while composing your message:
- In the window of your new message, click the icon or the paperclip icon at the top.
- In the sheet that drops down, navigate to the file you wish to attach, select it, and click or .
Mail will then insert the file into your message.
Displaying and downloading attachments
Upon receiving an attachment, Mail will attempt to display it within the message for you whenever possible. To download and open a file you've received as an attachment, either drag the attachment from the message onto your desktop, or:
- Select the message containing the attachment(s), and do one
of the following:
- From the menu, select .
- In the header section of the email message, click and hold , and choose (10.7) or (10.6 and earlier), or the specific attachment you want to save.
- Right-click or
Ctrl
-click the attachment, and from the pull-down menu that appears, select . If the message contains more than one attachment,Shift
-click the attachments to group-select them, then right-click orCtrl
-click one of the group. From the pull-down menu that appears, select .
- In the sheet that drops down, select the location where you'd like to save the attachment(s), and then click .
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 13:29:12.