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    Adding Attachments in Google email

    By Computer Tech | August 27, 2008

    Adding Attachments In Google Email is computer lesson plan part 4 in the 4 part group of learning Google email.  

     

    Part 1 Opening a New Google Email Account

    Part 2 Google Email Account Inbox

    Part 3 New Messages in Google Email

    Part 4 Adding Attachments in Google Email (you are here)

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    Adding an attachment in a Google email is an easy way to share pictures or information with others. The trickest part of sending attachments is finding the location on your computer of the item you want to share. So, if you can find it…you can do it! If you’re not sure how to organize the things you save, check back with us and we’ll show you how to plan and control where you save things so you can find and have access to them every time! But for now, let’s start attacking attachments!

     

    Attachments are like adding another piece of paper to your main letter.

    An attachment can be almost anything: a word document, a photo, usually something you already have on your computer that you want to send to someone else. 

     

          

     After signing in to your Google Email Account,   

     

     

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    1. Start a new message by clicking ‘Compose Mail’.

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    Write a note if you’d like, possibly explaining the attachment. 

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    2. A paperclip is a common icon for attachments. Click the Attach a file button with the paperclip. _____

     

     

     

     
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    3. You then must Browse to find what you want to attach.

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    Follow the path you set up when saving this document or photo.

    So, if you have it saved in a ‘My Documents’ file from your desktop, you would click the down arrow, next to ‘Look in’, and follow the path to the photo.

     

    Desktop, My Documents, My Pictures, the file the picture is in…

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    4. When you double click on the final destination (which is the photo, in this case) it makes the attachment, in this case the photo is attached to the email to be sent so the person who receives it, can now open the photo on their computer.

     
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    You can see under the subject line that you have successfully learned to add an attachment to your message.

     

     

     

     

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    Want to share more than one thing? Add more. Do it all again, it’ll be good practice!

     

    Keep in mind that there is a limit to the amount that can be successfully sent and the amount the receiver’s computer can handle receiving!
    Now fill out the address line, probably add a subject and a message, then click send.
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    Congratulations! You are now a graduate of the computer lesson plan for Adding Attachments In Google Email!
     

     

     

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     Learning Email

              Google

              Yahoo

              Hotmail

    Organizing Your Computer

    Word Documents

              MicroSoft Word

              Google Documents

     

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     Spreadsheets and Graphs

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              Google Documents

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    Adding Attachments in Google email

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