I didn't know where to post this, so I'm trying this.
I have a photo attachment that starts out at 350 dpi and 2 or 3 MB but when it is e-mailed it becomes 72 dpi and a few hundred KB n the receiving end.
how can I send attachments without them being altered?
Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), User is a dope
Hello, in Mail, once you attach a pic, look in the bottom right of the compose window for Image Size, Actual size should be a choice.
Hello, in Mail, once you attach a pic, look in the bottom right of the compose window for Image Size, Actual size should be a choice.
Mail does that to keep the file at a reasonable size. (Some mail service providers will refuse an email above a certain size.) You can compress the file before you attach it. File / Compress. This is a simple way to preserve the original characteristics of the file. The recepient can double click on the attachment to expand it.
By the way, compressing ("zipping") a file preserves the original. You can trash the .zip file afer you have emailed it.
Nope.
Still reducing them. The Actual Size is being displayed and the attachments are STILL being reduced in size.
Using El Capitan v10.11.1 following the latest update.
I have the same problem and it is not resolved by selecting "actual size". The recipient is reporting that the images appear embedded in the email instead of as separate attachments - and they are reduced in size/resolution. I did attach them as files (using the paperclip button) and also I have "Use Windows friendly attachments" selected. In my "sent items" they do appear in the body of the email but I had assumed that was just how Mail had decided to present it to me as the sender. How do I force Mail to send the images as actual separate attachments? Thanks.
why does mac mail reduce resolution of photos attached to e-mails?
