Email Files

Here are simple, easy to understand, step-by-step directions on using email to send files to other people.

Steps

Open your email program.
Left click New.
Type in the email address of the person you want to send the file to in the 'To...' line.
Type in the reason for the email in the 'Subject:' line.
Locate the 'Paperclip' icon on your toolbar.
Left click the 'Paperclip' icon.
Left click 'Browse wikiHow'.
Navigate to the file you want to send.
Double left click the file you want to send.
The 'Browse' window should close and return you to your email.
Look under the 'Subject:' line. You should see an icon representing the file you want to send. It should be labeled with the name and size of the file you want to send.
Type any notes into your email as you would normally.
Double check the address, subject and attached file to ensure all are correct.
Left click 'Send'.

You may repeat steps five through eleven to send multiple files.
You should read the wikiHow pages on email etiquette regarding 'Subject:' and general content.
If you do not see an icon below the 'Subject:' line, repeat steps five through eleven. If the icon still does not appear, contact the technical support unit for your email program.
If you do not see a 'Paperclip' on your Use the wikiHow Editor's Toolbar then look for 'Insert' on the toolbar at the very top of your email. Left click 'Insert' and look for 'File' in the drop down. Left click 'File' and proceed as directed above.
You will usually find a link to technical support in 'Help'.

Although Outlook can encourage this behaviour, it is bad practise to embed files into messages^[1].
Please, contact your program manufacturer and/or ISP for further information on their service limitations.
There are numerous email programs available. You may find some differences between your program and these instructions.
Most email programs and/or internet service providers (ISP's) have a limit on how much information can be sent in a single email. In most cases, it is one megabyte (1MB).
Do not confuse "amount of information" with "number of files". A single 1MB file is the same as ten 100KB files.