How do I attach a file to an email message?

If you are Juno member, you can attach pictures, spreadsheets, word processing documents, audio clips, video clips, or any other type of computer file to the email messages you send. If you have never sent a file attachment before, you may want to review Juno's list of important facts about attachments before you send out your message.

You can attach files by dragging and dropping them onto the Write screen, by copying and pasting them, or by clicking Attach File.

'Drop' an attachment into your message (Juno 3.0 and higher)

The easiest way to attach a file is to simply 'drag' it from its current location and 'drop' it onto the Write screen.

To drop an attachment into a message:

1. In Juno, make sure you are on the Write screen.
2. Find the file you would like to attach to your message. For example, if you are using Windows 98 and you would like to attach a file you've saved in the 'My Documents' folder, double-click the 'My Documents' icon to see the file.
3. Click the file and, while still pressing down on your mouse button, move it onto the Write screen's message area (where you type the body of your messages).
4. The file should appear in the attachment list in the upper right-hand corner of the message area.

Paste an attachment into your message (Juno 3.0 and higher)

You can copy and paste attachments the same way you can copy and paste regular text.

To copy and paste an attachment into a message:

1. Find the file you would like to attach to your message. For example, if you are using Windows 98 and you would like to attach a file you've saved in the 'My Documents' folder, double-click the 'My Documents' icon to see the file.
2. Select the file by clicking it once.
3. Copy the file by pressing Ctrl+C or by selecting 'Copy' from the Edit menu.
4. Go to Juno's Write screen and click on the message area (where you type the body of your messages).
5. To paste the file, press Ctrl+P, select 'Paste' from the Edit menu, or right-click on the message area and select 'Paste.'
6. The file should appear in the attachment list in the upper right-hand corner of the message area.

The 'Attach File' button (Juno 2.0 and higher)

To attach files:

1. Go to the Write screen and click 'Attach File'.
2. Set the 'Look in' box to the location where the file is saved.
   
   
   For example, if you want to attach a file you saved in the 'My Documents' folder, select drive (C:) and then 'My Documents.' If you want to attach a file that's saved on a floppy disk, select drive (A:).
   
   
3. When you see the file you want, double-click it to attach it.
4. Juno will take you back to the Write screen. A copy of the file should now appear in the message area, underneath the 'Hide Attachment(s)' bar.

Other questions about attachments:

• Introduction to attachments
• What is a file attachment?
• Can all Juno members send and receive attachments?
• How do I attach a file to an email message?
• Why can't some recipients receive attachments I send to them?
• How large can my attachments be?
• Why does an attachment look garbled or unreadable?
• How do I forward an attachment?
• Why can't I open some attachments?
• How do I turn a picture into an attachment?
• Why can't I print some attachments?
• How do I open or save an attachment?
• Why do messages with attachments take longer to send or receive?
• How do I check an attachment for viruses?
• I received a message referring to something called "MIME." What is MIME?
• Another Juno member can't open the attachment I sent them (This message is in MIME format).