USING ATTACHMENTS
(Netscape Instructions; Instructions for Explorer vary slightly)
ATTACHING A FILE, WEB PAGE OR PERSONAL CARD
To attach a file to an outgoing email message:
1.In the message composition window, click and hold Attach and then choose File.
2.Select the file you want to attach and click Open.
The file appears in the attachments list. You may add many attachments to the same email message.
To attach a web page to an outgoing email message:
1.In the composition window, click and hold Attach and choose Web Page.
2.In the dialog box that appears, select the file you want to attach and click Open.
3.Click OK. (On Mac OS or Unix, click Attach.)
The icon and title of the web page you have attached appear in the attachments list.
1. To attach your personal card (also called a vCard) to an outgoing email message:
2. In the composition window, click Attach, then choose Personal Card.
3. Your personal card is attached to the bottom of the email message when you send it.
VIEWING AND OPENING ATTACHMENTS
To view image and web page attachments inline (displayed in the body of the message):
While displaying a message with links, open the View menu and choose View Attachments Inline. (This
menu item toggles with View Attachments As Links.)
To view image and web page attachments as links:
While displaying a message with attachments inline, open the View menu and choose View Attachments As
Links.
To view attachments as icons:
Click the paper clip icon at the top of a message header.
To open an attachment's link or icon:
Click the attachment's link in the message, or double-click its icon in the attachment pane.
Image and web page attachments open in a Navigator window. When you open a file attachment, Messenger asks
you to choose whether to open the attachment in its native application (such as a word-processing program) or save
the attachment to your computer.
SAVING ATTACHMENTS
How you save a received email attachment depends on its type.
To save an inline image attachment:
1.Right-click the image. (On Mac OS, press and hold the mouse button.)
2.From the pop-up menu, choose Save Image As.
3.Type a filename and choose a file type. Then specify where to save the file.
4.Click Save.
To save an attachment that appears as a link:
1.Right-click the attachment's link. (On Mac OS, click the attachment's link and press the mouse button.)
2.From the pop-up menu, choose Save Link As.
3.Type a filename and choose a file type. Then specify where to save the file.
4.Click Save.
To save an attached web page:
1.From the View menu, choose View Attachments As Links.
2.Right-click the link. (On Mac OS, click the link and press the mouse button.)
3.From the pop-up menu, choose Save Link As.
4.Type a filename and choose a file type. Then specify where to save the file.
5.Click Save.