Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

To View an Attachment

An attachment is a file that is included in a message. If you want to send a file to someone, you can attach the file to the message. If a message contains attachments, a button for each attachment appears at the bottom of the message. If your system recognizes the file type of the attachment, the icon for that file type is displayed in the button.

You can perform the following actions on an attachment:

Action 

Instructions 

View the attachment in the message 

Click on the right arrow icon at the left side of the button. Alternatively, click on the down arrow at the right side of the button, then choose View Inline from the popup menu.

If the attachment is already displayed in the message, click on the down arrow icon at the left side of the button to the hide the attachment. Alternatively, click on the down arrow at the right side of the button, then choose Hide from the popup menu.

Save the attachment 

Click on the down arrow at the right side of the button, then choose Save Attachment from the popup menu. A Save Attachment dialog is displayed. Use the Save Attachment dialog to save the attachment.

Open the attachment in an application 

If your system recognizes the file type of the attachment, you can open the attachment in an application. To open the attachment, click on the down arrow at the right side of the button, then choose Open in application-name from the popup menu.