What is an attachment?
An additional file attached to an e-mail message.

Problems with attachments

• Different e-mail programs
  
• Different operating systems and platforms (Macintosh vs.PC)
  
• Different word processing programs (MS Word, Word Perfect, ClarisWorks)
  
• Can contract a virus from opening an attachment (Marcos,Trojan,Worm etc.)
  

Tips for attachments

• Send information that will be useful to the recipient
  
• Sender and receiver should discuss format of the document (MS Word, Word Perfect, ClarisWorks, etc.)
  
• Don't send really large documents: E-mail systems don't handle large documents well if at all
  
• When sending several documents at once, send several different e-mail messages.
  
• If you are having problems with opening an attachment try opening the document in Notepad for PC users and Simpletext for Macintosh.

When sending items Save......

• Word documents as txt only files or RTF (Rich Text Format)
  
• Spreadsheets send as tab delimited or comma delimited text
  
• Graphics as GIF or BMP

Attachment tutorials and more resources

• E-Mail:Attaching Files
  http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/23attach.htm
  
  
• E-Mail:Step-by-Step: Sending E-Mail Attachments
  http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/94attach.htm
  
  
• Opening E-Mail Attachments
  http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/76open.htm
  
  
• Using Email Effectively
  http://www.icaew.com/en/archive/library/subject-gateways/career-and-personal-development/communication-and-presentation-skills/small-business-update/10-ways-to-use-email-effectively