E-mail Attachments

Attachment Tips

• Always check with someone *before* sending them an attachment--not all e-mail programs can receive an attachment, and more importantly not all people now how to receive attachments.

• Graphics files in .gif or .jpg format are easy to exhange. If your e-mail program does not automatically display the picture, then open that file directly with your web browser

• Keep the size of the attached file Below 1MB--larger files cause many e-mail programs trouble, not to mention the amount of time the other peson has to sit and wait for that message to download.

• If exchanging Microsoft Word files, be aware that they can contain word Macro viruses. Also, if exchanging Word files with someone that does not have the same version of Word as you, use File--Save As to save the file as a .rtf file. That way, no matter which version of Word they have (and which kind of computer they have) they should be able to read the document you send them. Use the three letter .rtf extension in the file name.

• If you send someone an animated greeting cards, please be aware that these are usually .exe files and they are sent as an attachment to an e-mail message. People who have Mac computers cannot receive these cards. Many people do not know what to do with these cards when they get them. Many of these cards are so large they cause the person receiving them trouble getting their e-mail. Also, any .exe file is a computer program and as such can be infected with a computer virus. Send one to yourself first, scan it using virus software and if you really like it, and it wasn't too large, then consider sending it to some friends.