Several attachments, and where they land
Put several files on one message, spot the one making it too heavy, and keep what arrives where you will find it again.
The paperclip, a file chosen off a list, and a copy riding along with the message while the original stays exactly where it was. That is attaching, and none of it changes from here on.
What changes is the quantity. Once email is part of the week rather than an errand, three things turn up that one photograph to your sister never raised.
Key points
- Put several files on one message, adding them one at a time with the paperclip
- Know that everything on one message counts toward the same twenty-five megabytes
- Read a “too large” message: look for the biggest single file, which is usually a video
- Save what arrives into a folder you would think to look in, rather than leaving it in Downloads
What to remember
- The paperclip can be pressed as many times as you like. Everything on the message counts toward the same total.
- When a message is too large, look for the biggest single file before you start taking things off. It is a video far more often than not.
- The save window is asking you where, and it takes whatever answer you give it. Downloads is a doormat rather than a filing cabinet.
Try this
Find the last thing you saved out of an email. If it is still sitting in Downloads, move it into a folder you would have thought of first. One file is enough to start the habit.
Practice: Several attachments, and where they land. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.