Working Safely With Email Attachments

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Receiving Email Attachments

If you receive an email attachment and are sure it does not contain a virus, you can view the attachment.

 

Here’s How

  1. Open BT Yahoo! Mail, and check for new messages.

    The paper clip icon (Paper clip icon) appears next to the subject of messages that include attachments.

    Click the paper clip icon.

  2. Click the paper clip icon (Paper clip icon) or the subject of the message.

    If the attachment is an image file, the image is displayed below the message.

    A message with an image attachmentEnlarge

    If the attachment is any other type of file, such as a Word, PDF, or executable file, an attachment icon appears below the message.

    A message with a non-image attachmentEnlarge

 

What’s Next

Scan the attachment for viruses and open or save it.

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Words to Know

  • Attachment: a separate file included as part of an email message; for example, a multimedia or document file.
  • Virus: a computer program that attaches itself to other programs and causes harm to computer software, data, and/or hardware, often undetected until it’s too late.