Attaching Files to Messages

A convenient way to distribute files such as Word documents or Excel spreadsheets to other people or groups of people is to attach them to an e-mail message. Outlook makes it easy to attach files to your messages.

Important

You can attach any type of file to an e-mail message, but when sending attachments, be sure that your recipients have the software required to open your file. For example, if you are attaching a Word document, your recipients must have Word installed on their computers to open your attachment.

In this exercise, you will attach a Word document to an e-mail message.

USE the Attachment document in the practice file folder for this topic. This practice file is located in the My Documents\Microsoft Press\Office ...

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