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Janey - formerly jane2

9 years ago

Help. I am frozen for fear of losing the information contained in each pdf (There are 4 or 5 of them.) and/or not having the process work. (They are for a job application, and I am up against the deadline.)
Can I just attach the pdf to the text of an email, like a "regular" word document?
Many, many thanks,
Janey - formerly jane2

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Elmer J Fudd

9 years ago

A file is a file is a file, email doesn't care what's attached. If you're concerned about your adroitness with Windows, first make duplicate copies in a different folder

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Janey - formerly jane2
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9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
forgot to add ...

... that I have Windows 10 and Windows Live Mail 2011.
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gardener123
9 years ago
What Elmer said. And for peace of mind, send yourself an email with the attached files as a test.
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azinoh
9 years ago
There shouldn't be a problem attaching a file to an email and sending it, unless it's an unusually large file. Even if there was a problem, the file should still be on your computer unless you intentionally deleted it. Neither the file nor the information in it should just vanish by itself. If you're really paranoid about it, make a copy of the file. Simply use FILE >>> SAVE AS and give the file a new name...example ( if the filename is BANG.pdf, save it as BANG22.pdf. ) Now, you'll have two identical files.
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Janey - formerly jane2
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you all so much. I knew I could count on THS people.

I followed everyone's advice, and as long as I can see the
date and time associated with the file I will be able to tell which folder/e-mail has
the latest copy.

One of the six pdf's DID come back as undeliverable, but I
re-sent it with stern thoughts about not shirking its duty again. (It was
originally sent from another account - by mistake. It was re-sent from g-mail, and it has not come back.)

It must have been above the allowable attachment size for that particular e-mail. I was using the same e-mail address, and it is not an overly large file ... my c.v. is not humongous.

Yes, I am really paranoid, azinoh.

Again, thank you all, Janey - formerly jane2
dadoes
9 years ago
Files get larger when attached to an e-mail due to the way they're encoded into the message.
zep516
9 years ago
You could zip the files, right click the file choose "send to" compressed folder.

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