How do I send a Mail attachment so that it is not opened in the body of the message?

When I attempt to send emails with attachments, they open in the body of the message. This so annoying as I don't want to continually Right click>View as icon and still have the recipient request that the files not be sent in the body!

iMac 27″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Apr 18, 2024 10:44 AM

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Posted on Apr 18, 2024 11:30 AM

If you do not want to rely on how the recipient is viewing your attachments, then Zip them to always have them show as a link. Apple Mail will show PDF and Image attachments inline unless you choose to View as Icon on each attachment. When you choose View as Icon, it only affects how the attachment is viewed on your device.

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Apr 18, 2024 11:30 AM in response to mdb55

If you do not want to rely on how the recipient is viewing your attachments, then Zip them to always have them show as a link. Apple Mail will show PDF and Image attachments inline unless you choose to View as Icon on each attachment. When you choose View as Icon, it only affects how the attachment is viewed on your device.

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How do I send a Mail attachment so that it is not opened in the body of the message?

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