Thanks Susan Iconizer works a treat. Cheers John On 11/01/2011, at 12:41 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:
> Hi, I use the little Mail Attachments Iconiser add on for Mail, and have been > able to send document to myself at work, and to my husband and other people > with Windows machines without any problems on the other side. > > http://lokiware.info/Mail-Attachments-Iconizer > > Attachment appear as icons when I send them, and appear to arrive as > accessible icons. > > cheers, Susan. > On 11/01/2011, at 11:52 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> 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]> > > > > > -- 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]> -- 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]>
