6-15-10 Macintosh Class Notes
Receiving an attachment 1. open your email program 2. locate the paperclip that represents a attachment 3. click on the file or the name of the attachment to download the file to your computer 1.Locate the downloaded file on your computer, usually on your desktop, or in the user folder (labeled by your name and with a house open Mac HD to locate it) 2. Double-Click the file to open it **Troubleshooting I get a message saying..."there is no default application to ..." What do I do? 1. Reply to the sender of the attachment and tell them to resend the file in a universally acceptable format especially for a Macintosh. OR Become your own techie, and try to solve the problem 1. For the downloaded file, a 3 letter extension will be added to the end of the name. 2. The extension is like the language of the file that need a specific translator in your computer to make sense of it. 3. Note the 3 letter extension 4. Go to Google.com and type "what is a (3 letter e