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Q: how do you attach a scan to the end of an e mail?  when I try it always sends the opened scan document as the e mail rather than as an attached file!

I have a query.  When I try to send a scanned document as an attachment in mail the scanned document gets e mailed as an open document rather than as an attachment to the e mail.  Any suggestions?

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Sep 24, 2013 2:00 AM

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  • by Paul_31,

    Paul_31 Paul_31 Sep 24, 2013 2:10 AM in response to FFJR
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    Sep 24, 2013 2:10 AM in response to FFJR

    Right click or control click on the attachment and select 'view as icon'.

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Sep 24, 2013 4:08 AM in response to FFJR
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    Sep 24, 2013 4:08 AM in response to FFJR

    It doesn't really matter how you send it. It is how the recipient's email client decides to display it.

    Anything other than text is an attachment. It can't be any other way. Email is purely text-based. The attachments get encoded into text to send. The receiving email client looks at the format of the email and decodes the attachment, then displays it however it chooses.

  • by CT,

    CT CT Sep 24, 2013 4:23 AM in response to FFJR
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    Sep 24, 2013 4:23 AM in response to FFJR

    Some possible strategies for dealing with this include:

     

    * zip the file (control-click the file, and select "compress") and send the zipped file.

    The recipients email program should display this file as an attached file. But the recipient will have to unzip it at their end.

     

    * I've never tried it, but people say this can help: Attachment Tamer

  • by vabney3272,

    vabney3272 vabney3272 Jun 22, 2016 6:29 AM in response to Paul_31
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    Jun 22, 2016 6:29 AM in response to Paul_31

    I have the Mac book Pro and if I understand , you don't scan you just send a document as an attachment?  Thanks!