Hi Peter, You can compress several different files into one single archive file — just Command-click (or Shift-click contiguous files) on all the files you want included, then choose File > "Compress x Items" A file will be created named “Archive.zip" .
Sent from Ronni's iPad On 11/01/2011, at 10:54 AM, "Crisp, Peter" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for this Ronni. I understand the process if it is for one jpg but if > it is for numerous jpg files when selecting randomly (using the Control > button), to then go off to the finder and replicate the selections is very > difficult without knowing the image numbers – maybe there is a thumbnail view > in Finder which would emulate this process and allow a bulk zipping of > numerous jpg files – but I am sat at my Windows machine right now and not > sure till this evening to check fully. > > > > Windows for all it foibles, does this very elegantly and painlessly in Picasa > (a freebie download) giving the option of compression amount > (small/medium/large jpg) and attachment of the jpg (or numerous randomly > selected jpg’s) in a conventional way too (as opposed to embedded images). > Not that this helps the Mac users at all. > > > > Regards > > > > Peter.. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Ronda Brown > Sent: Tuesday, 11 January 2011 9:55 AM > To: WAMUG Mailing List > Subject: Re: Attachments/Displayed > > > > > > On 11/01/2011, at 8:13 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > > > > > > > On 10/01/2011, at 4:55 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: > > > > When sending emails with images as attachments from Mail to Windows users, > there is a complaint that the images display but are not seen as saveable as > attachments should be. There is no problem with Mail to Mail emails and I > can see nothing relevant in Mail settings. > > Has anyone any words of wisdom on this, please. > > Severin Crisp > > > One thing that seems to work is to make sure that, before you send the > attachment, right click on it (if it displayed as an image in your composed > message) and choose "View as Icon" from the popup menu, then make sure that > you place the attachment at the very bottom of the message. I'm still not > sure why this should make a difference, but it seems to. > > > > Hi Severin & Peter, > > > > When you right-click on an image & choose "View as Icon" from the contextual > menu, this affects only your view, not the way it appears to the recipient. > Even though a file appears as an icon on your screen, it may appear inline on > the recipient’s screen. > > > > To be certain that a graphic does not appear inline, you must compress the > file before attaching it—Mail, sadly, lacks a built-in compression option. > > The easiest way to compress a file (in Windows-friendly Zip format) using > Leopard or Snow Leopard is to select the file in the Finder and choose File > > Compress "filename". > > In Tiger, select the file in the Finder and choose File > Create Archive of > "filename". > > > > Always use Windows-friendly attachments: Sending attachments in “Windows > friendly” format (omits resource forks, if they exist). > > To tell Mail to use Windows-friendly encoding for all new messages, choose > Edit > Attachments > Send Windows-Friendly Attachments. > > > > Use rich text format for graphics: Although it’s no guarantee of what will > show up on the other end, you’ll improve your odds of having graphics show up > correctly if you use rich text rather than plain text. > > > > Always include file extensions: Extensions at the end of a file’s name. > > > > Place Attachments at the bottom of an email (below your Signature) > > > > To force them to go to the bottom of the message: For a single message, with > that message window open: choose Edit > Attachments > Insert Attachments at > End of Message. > > > > For all messages, with no message window open: Choose Edit > Attachments > > Always Insert Attachments at End of Message. > > This does not affect whether an attachment appears as an icon. > > > > I send a lot of images as attachments to Windows Users and have not had any > of the recipients experiencing any problems. > > I always use the above recommendations which are found in "Take Control Of > Apple Mail in Snow Leopard". > > > > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 > 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm > > OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > > N O T I C E - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of > the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information > which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. 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