Attach Files to E-Mail with Netscape Messenger

Want to send an e-mail attachment to friends and family? Here's a step-by-step guide for Netscape Messenger users.

"Enclosed you will find..."

The following steps are applicable for all versions of Netscape Communicator. In the example, we will be using screen shots from version 4.08

• Upon opening a new e-mail composition window, you should she something similar to the following

• Fill in the To: and Subject: fields and write your message in the body of the mail composition window
• Click on the Attach button in the tool bar and select File... from the drop-down menu. If the Attach button is not visible, click on File in the top left corner, select Attach from the drop-down menu and then choose File... from the available list.
• A new window will open that looks something like this:

• Unfortunately, the file we want to attach is not in the Program folder. But by clicking on the drop-down arrow at the end of the Look in: box, we can change the location.
  IMPORTANT: You MUST know the location of the file you wish to attach beforehand.
• In this example, the file we are going to send is called BASICS.TXT and is located on a diskette in the A: drive. After clicking on the drop-down arrow, we select the A: drive to get a list of the files contained on the disk.

• After clicking on the file we want to attach, clicking on Open will attach the file to your e-mail message.
• Now click on the Send button in the message composition window and the file is on its way. You can also click on File and select Send Now from the drop-down menu.

That's it! Your file attachment is now on its way, along with the rest of your e-mail message. You can now use this same procedure to e-mail any kind of file to anyone in the world!

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