Objective
Understanding how to attach files to e-mail messages and how to safely open attachments
Instructions
Have students read the following articles:
Attaching Files [https://websitebuilders.com/how-to/email-at-a-glance/email-attachments/]
STEP BY STEP: Sending E-mail Attachments [https://websitebuilders.com/how-to/attach-files-to-email/]
Opening E-mail Attachments [https://websitebuilders.com/how-to/open-email-attachments/]
Discussion
- What kind of files can you attach to an e-mail?
- Why would you encrypt a file?
- How do you attach a file to a message?
- Why do some kinds of attachment take longer to send than others?
- What are some reasons why your computer can’t open an attachment?
- What does it mean to associate a file?
- What should you always do before you open an attachment?
- How do you open an e-mail attachment?
Activities
If students have been assigned e-mail addresses, have them practice sending messages to each other. If a message bounces back to the sender, ask the students to figure out why it happened.
Discussion Guide
- What kind of files can you attach to an e-mail?
You can send any type of file, but you must make sure that the person you are sending them to has the ability to open the files.
- Why would you encrypt a file?
Encrypting a file adds security. Discuss reasons why you might want to keep an attachment more secure.
- How do you attach a file to a message?
Have students walk you through the process step-by-step, or show you at a computer.
- Why do some kinds of attachment take longer to send than others?
Larger files may take longer to send.
- What are some reasons why your computer can’t open an attachment?
If you don’t have the right program, you won’t be able to open the file. Discuss how to resolve the issue if the attachment won’t open.
- What does it mean to associate a file?
If an attachment won’t open, but you have the program that can open it, you can associate the file type to always open with the appropriate program.
- What should you always do before you open an attachment?
Make sure you know the sender before opening an attachment. Attachments may conceal viruses.
- How do you open an e-mail attachment?
Have students walk you through the process step-by-step, or show you at a computer.
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