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Attaching Files to Messages

You can attach and send multiple files from your computer. When you specify a file to attach, a copy of the file is attached to the message; the original remains in place.

The size of the files you attach to a message can affect how many files you can include. Contact your service administrator for information about the file size limit.The administrator can configure the total size of your outgoing message, including attachment. By default, the size limit is 5 megabytes.

To Attach a File to a Message

  1. Click Browse... to locate the file you want to attach.
  2. Click Open to select the file you want to attach.
  3. Click Add to attach the file to your email.
  4. To delete a file selected for attachment, click Remove.

  5. Click Attach in the Attach File dialog box.
  6. The Attach File dialog box closes, and the names of the files you attached appear in the Attachments field in the New Message page.

To View a File Attached to a Message

Attachments in .gif and .jpg file formats sent from Communications Express are displayed as part of your email messages. Attachments from other mail systems sometimes appear as icons or links. Other file formats, such as voice or fax attachments, appear as icons or links.

  1. In the message, click the attached file name next to Attachments in the message’s header section. A dialog box appears.
  2. View the file from its current location, or save the attachment in a selected folder on your machine.

To Save a File Attached to a Message

You can save attached files, such as those in .gif and .jpg file formats, to your local disk.

  1. Use the Save As function of your browser, or use mouse button 3 to click the attachment’s file name in the message header next to Attachments.
  2. A menu appears.

  3. From the menu, choose Save Link As. The Save As dialog box appears.
  4. In the File Name field, enter the name of the attachment.
  5. Click Save.

To Send an Attachment

  1. Click Browse... to locate the file you want to attach.
  2. Click Open to select the file you want to attach.
  3. Click Add to attach the file to your email.
  4. To delete a file selected for attachment, click Remove.

  5. Click Attach in the Attach File dialog box.
  6. The Attach File dialog box closes, and the names of the files you attached appear in the Attachments field in the New Message page.


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