E-mail Attachments

Earlier we have discussed how to send and receive e-mails that involve only text message.However , sometimes one needs to send or receive files .Since Internet Explorer does not natively support these files , you will have to 'attach ' them in your e-mails. Receiving and sending attachment is similar to receiving and sending normal mails , with some extra steps . To view an e-mail containing an attached file , follow the steps given below:

1. When you open an e-mail that contains an attachment , it will be displayed as an icon in the lower part of the page.

Attachment


2. Click on the icon or the Scan and Download Attachment link , which displays the file Download dialog box. This dialog box prompts you to save the attached file onto your hard disk. To send an attachment site with the mail , follow the steps given below: 1. when you compose a mail ,click the Attach Files button (shown below) , which will display the following page.

Attach Files Page


2.Click on the Browse button to display the choose file dialog box , which allows you to select desired file to be sent as an attachment.Repeat this process to attach multiple files.

3.Click on Attach files button to attach file button to attach the file(s) to your message.When Yahoo attaches the files(s) , it will display it in a new page , as shown below.




Attachments Page


4.Click on the Done or Continue to Message to return to the compose page.This page will now display all the attached file's names over the Attach Files button. Sending E-mail with an Attachment

5.Finally , click the Send button to send the mail along with the attachments.

Sending E-mails

One of the important functions of an e-mail service is to a provide a platform to send e-mails.A user can reply to the received e-mail or send a new e-mail .To send e-mail,follow the steps given below.

1. click on the compose button so that you can create and send e-mail to the desired address.

when the compose button is clicked , the compose page will be displayed as shown below.




Compose Page

The key elements of the compose window are listed below:

• To:It denotes to whom the mail is to be sent.The user has to write the recipient's e-mail address.
• Cc:Cc or carbon copy is used to specify the addresses of all the recipients who will also receive copies of the same mail.It is used to send the same message to several people(all the addresses are separated with commas.)
• Bcc:Bcc or Blind carbon copy is used to send message to several addresses without showing everyone all the addresses.
• Subject:It denotes the subject of the message as specified by the sender.
  

• Attachment:: This link is used to send files , created with other programs such as Microsoft word or a Zip file , along with ( or attached to ) the e-mail.

2.Now write the desired contents in the text area , and after composing , click the send button