Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

In that case, you can send several smaller attachments

or post an attachment to an online file-sharing site

such as Office Live.

Don’t include sensitive information such as a credit

card account numbers in e-mail messages or attach-

ments, as e-mail isn’t secure and can be intercepted or

forwarded.

Figure 5-11

Open an Attachment

You may receive e-mails with attachments. Be very cautious about

opening these if you don’t know the sender — or if you don’t expect an

attachment from someone you do know.

1. To download an attachment, first click the e-mail message
   in your Inbox to open it. (An e-mail with attachments typ-
   ically sports a paper clip icon to the left of the subject, as
   shown in Figure 5-12.)

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Chapter 5: Risk-Free E-Mail