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How to Attach Files via Drag-and-Drop in Mac OS X Mail

By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com

With all those nasty worms and viruses traveling around, emails with attachments all look intimidating.

The ability to send anyfile anywhere anytime is really useful, nevertheless. In Mac OS X Mail, attaching a file is particularly easy.

Attach Files via Drag-and-Drop in Mac OS X Mail

To attach a file to a message in Mac OS X Mail:

  • Grab the file you want to attach in a Finder window or from the desktop.
  • Drop it on the Mac OS X Mail Dock icon.
    • You can also drop the file on a message composition window.

Mac OS X Mail automatically inserts the file as an attachment.

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