How do you attach an image, not embed it?

I am having the exact same problem. I have my email set to plain text and Window Friendly Attachments is checked. I attach the files and I can see that there is an attachment in my outbox, but the client does not have an attachment to download - only an embedded image. I will send a .jpg file and when the client right clicks on it, it says it is a BMP file. I end up having to zip the image files to get them to arrive in the correct format.

In a new compose Window, click that Attach button. In the choose file dialog, there is a checkbox that says "Send Windows Friendly Attachments." Did you try checking that box?

I am have a problem with attachments too. When someone sends me an attachment I don't know how to open it. I click the save button and it then tells me to choose application. I've never done this before and don't what the screw anything up. Please HELP!

Go ahead and click the choose application button, you wont screw anything up. It will open a window displaying your application folder. There you can click on your choice depending on what applications you have. If the attachment is a jpeg, PDF or gif, quite likely Preview should do the job for you. If it is a Windows .doc, Microsoft Word, Appleworks, or Pages should open the file. For other types of graphic files you might consider obtaining a copy of GraphicConverter which can be found at VersionTracker.com, it is a shareware program but well worth the $35 US price.

Hope this helps,
Paco

Message was edited by: Paco

I have the same problem, but just figured something out.

When I send an attachment and check "windows compatible" from my IMAP email acct. it sends it embedded.

When I send an attachment and check "windows compatible" from my http (MSN) (still using the MAIL application) email acct. it sends it as a separate attachment.

Why it's working this way is beyond me. If anyone has any suggestions to fix this please let me know. Thanks

Message was edited by: lucky99

I had the same problem for a while. I have found a solution that usually works. Just tell your Windows users to save the attachment to the desktop (or elsewhere on their hard drive) before trying to open it. That usually works.

Good luck.

Yes Profet Daniel, that's the work around I use too. For years and years I can not figure out what those "extra" attachments are that get sent to Windows users.

If I send one (1) PDF file named "file.pdf" but there ends up being two (2) files sent, both named "file.pdf" however, one is significantly smaller in size, and OF COURSE that is the one the Windows user clicks on and can't open.

My other work around, I swear, is to tell them "click on the other one" when they speed-shoot me that email telling me they can't open my MAC file. I then proceed to tell them that EVERYONE has the capability of opening a basic PDF file. Acrobat Reader is free in all new computers. If you don't have it, you should get it.

I still wish I knew what that extra file was and how to stop it from showing up.

The smaller file is a (normally) invisible file that contains desktop info to describe the parent file – such as a preview image.

As Mail Help says: "If you send a file (for example, "MyFile") to someone who uses a Windows computer, the recipient might see two files: "MyFile" and "._MyFile." The recipient can ignore the file named "._MyFile."

Hey, thanks for clarifying what that "extra" file is. I just thought it was some kind of "cookie" thingy. 🙂

Pooh on MAIL HELP. Their suggestion doesn't help, you can't track down every person you send an email to. And adding a disclaimer to the bottom of my emails has only caused further confusion as not everyone is internet and email savvy (believe it or not). I swear, once they click on the wrong one, they think "darn Mac people" then don't even bother clicking on the next one. LOL

If Mac would just lower their prices, EVERYONE would have a Mac!!! Mac would rule the world. trust me. IMO

"Embedding" does not make it unreadable by Windows users. Windows email programs do the same thing, if they are sending html-based email. Have you actually tried with that option turned on?

Same problem here, it's really annoying. I'd love to know if anyone knows how to fix this.