Macintosh OS X Mail 1.3.9 (v619) Tutorial




About File Attachments in OS X Mail

If you receive a file attached to a message, you can save it to a disk, or you can open it directly from OS X Mail. Once a file is opened in its associated application, you can then choose to edit, save, or print the file.

You can access a file attachment in various ways. When you open a message with an attachment, there will be an icon or image in the message designating the attachment. There will also be a a paper clip and a Save All... button under the heading fields in the message. The applications installed on your computer determine how an attachment will open. For more information, please visit Saving an Attachment and Opening an Attachment.

We recommend that you do not open file attachments unless you both recognize the sender and know the purpose of the attachment. Some computer viruses have been designed to look in the e-mail address book and send messages with an attachment. The recipient, who recognizes the name of the sender, opens the attachment, which activates the virus. We also recommend that you do not open any executable program received via e-mail, even from a recognized sender, unless you are absolutely certain of both the origin and purpose of the file attachment.

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