Writing Email

If you have longer documents to send electronically; however, you can attach a file of any sort to an email message. By attaching a file, you can:

• Submit abstracts or papers to conferences or journals
• Send a draft-in-progress to a co-worker, teacher, or Writing Center tutor
• Send digital pictures to a friend
• Send a table of data to a co-researcher

Particularly when you face a tight deadline, sending documents, data, and pictures electronically is much faster than sending them through a surface carrier. Electronic files are also easier for the recipient to manipulate electronically, so users generally prefer files over faxes. Check your mail program to see how to attach a complete file.

• Attaching Files