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Hal Friedman Author

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How to send an attachment as a file, not pictured in the text body

How to send an attachment as a file in Mail, not pictured in the text body

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Aug 3, 2022 12:07 PM

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1AppL3User2AnotHER

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Posted on Aug 3, 2022 12:16 PM

According to this article, Add attachments to emails in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

"You can change how attachments are displayed in the Compose window (this doesn’t determine how attachments are shown for your recipients). To display an attachment (such as a one-page PDF document or an image) as an icon, Control-click the attachment in your message, then choose View as Icon. To show the attachment again, Control-click it, then choose View in Place"

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How to send an attachment as a file, not pictured in the text body

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