What is an Email Attachment?
An email attachment is a file or group of files that is included with an e-mail message. You can attach files through most e-mail programs.
To attach a file to an e-mail, simply click the “attach file” button (or similar button).
You will usually see a little picture (icon) like a paperclip to show it has been attached. The same picture will appear if someone sends you an email with an attachment.
This will open a menu that will allow you to browse through your computer to find the file or image that you’d like to attach.
Never open any attachment you receive from someone your do not know: it may contain a harmful virus.
Also be careful when sending attachments to others, to make sure they are virus free, and also in a format that they can open and read. Mac to PC computers, for example, do not work as well as PC to Mac.
