Mail for mac and attachments

[Jurek]

Is there a way of attaching documents to Mail for Mac emails (I'm thinking specifically jpg's and pdf's) and NOT have the entire document visible in the email?

Ie: so it's just an icon tagged on to the end of the email (or wherever you drop it in) as it would be were you attaching a Word document.


TIA.

[Jaded]

I think this is just a quirk of Mail sending. Some docs get this treatment, others don't. It's one of life's great mysteries to me!

[Jurek]

I think this is just a quirk of Mail sending. Some docs get this treatment, others don't. It's one of life's great mysteries to me!

Gah!
And I had you down as the one who'd have the answer! 

[mike]

Zipping them up is the only way I've found to avoid it

[Rhys W]

There's an easy way to do this -  select the item and right-click and either "View as icon"(to show it as just an icon) or "View in place" (the whole thing). Works on jpgs and pdfs at least.

[JT]

You can install the Secrets preferences pane which has a setting to always show attachments inline.

http://secrets.blacktree.com/

[Jurek]

There's an easy way to do this -  select the item and right-click and either "View as icon"(to show it as just an icon) or "View in place" (the whole thing). Works on jpgs and pdfs at least.

Ooooohhhhh! I think that's the one Rhys! Lovely. Thanks Muchly.

[Jaded]

Yes, that's useful! Thanks 

[Rhys W]

Yes, I found this out a few months ago, when I attached 2 pdfs - the first was an icon but the second was viewed in place. No idea why, but I guessed it was a right-click to unearth some properties menu on that particular file and get the other to display as an icon as well.

 I can't find any option in Preferences to set it to default one way or the other, so maybe it's a property of the document itself (in Get Info maybe?)

[Jurek]

Thing is....  and I've tested this just now....

While it leaves here, with a row of icons (just how I'd like it to), when it arrives at the recipient's PC, all of the image files are in line. ie; in the text field of the email - exactly what I'm trying to avoid.

An observation, Rhys, not a criticism 

More exploration required, methinks.

[Rhys W]

That's a problem with the mail program at the other end - I take no responsibility!

Maybe there's a setting regarding how the recipient views email attachments... but try checking/unchecking the "Send Windows-friendly attachments" box to see if it makes a difference.