Working Safely With Email Attachments
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Receiving Email Attachments
You know you’ve received an email with
an attachment when
you see a paper clip (
)
next to the email’s subject in the mail folder. Open the message
to see what type of file is attached.
Here’s How
In a mail folder, click the subject of an email message that includes an attachment (the paper clip icon appears to the left of the subject).
When the message opens, a thumbnail of each attachment appears in the message header.
What’s Next
You can open attachments and save them if you like.
Words to Know
- Attachment: a separate file included as part of an email message; for example, a multimedia or document file.
- Message header: the information used to deliver an email message, including the To, From, Date, and Subject fields.
- Thumbnail: a small version of an image, often linked to a larger version.