Hi again Peter, I forgot to mention that if you wanted to see what images (& their numbers) in the Archive.zip. Select the "Archive.zip" file, go to File > Quick Look "Archive.zip" You Cheers, Ronni
On 11/01/2011, at 11:37 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > 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]>
