Why are attachments showing in body of email Mac?

The Mac Mail app shows all attachments as icons– unless the attachment is a single-page PDF or image. For example, if you attach a Word document to an email, it shows up as an icon. If you attach a Pages document to an email it’s the same thing: an icon. PDFs are the one tricky case because a PDF can be multi-page.

How do I manage attachments in Mac Mail?

In the Mail app on your Mac, move the pointer over the header of a message. Click the Attach button that appears, click the name of an attachment or choose Save All, then choose a location. You can also select a message, then choose File > Save Attachments.

Why won’t my attachment attach to my email?

Compress the attachment. The most common reason that an attachment won’t send is that it is too big. These limits are set by whoever you use for email, whether it’s an email account through your ISP or through an online provider like Yahoo or GMail. If you are sending multiple attachments, try sending one at a time.

Why are my emails with attachments not sending?

Email providers set limits on the size and types of attachments that can be sent. The most common reason that attachments can’t be sent is that the file size is too big. While one service may allow attachments up to 10MB, another may only allow attachments of 1-2MB.

How do I add an attachment to an email on a Mac?

In the Mail app on your Mac, do one of the following: Include or exclude original attachments in a reply: In the toolbar of the message window, click the Include Attachment button or the Exclude Attachment button .

Why do some Mac mail attachments appear as icons but?

If you attach a sound file, or a movie, or an Excel spreadsheet, or a text file, it shows up as an icon. But… if you attach a single-page image, or a single-page PDF, you will see the attachment “in place” in the body of the Mail message (that is, it won’t be an icon– it will show the actual image).

Can you attach a PDF to an email on a Mac?

When you attach images or PDF documents, you can mark them up in Mail before you send your message. In the Mail app on your Mac, do any of the following in a message you’re writing:

How do you delete an attachment on a Mac?

In the Mail app on your Mac, select a message that includes one or more attachments. Choose Message > Remove Attachments. The message remains in the mailbox and is annotated to indicate that all attachments were manually removed. For IMAP accounts, attachments are also deleted from the mail server and can’t be retrieved.