Sending Photos By E-Mail

[Jamjar74]

I am trying to send a file in Windows Live Mail but when I hit the attach file button it does not attach it to the e-mail. I have a Dell computer and use Microsoft Windows 10. I have sent photos before but think I must have forgotten to do something. Could anyone help please.

Many thanks.

[Buenchico]

Please tell us how far you get:

i.e. when you click the 'Attach' button, does the usual dialogue box open, enabling you to navigate to the file's location?

If so, when you get to the file's location, does double-clicking on the file appear to work normally?

If it does, is the file then shown as an attachment when you return to viewing your email?

If you've got that far, and then try to send the mail, does it appear to go normally (but with the recipient not seeing the attachment) or do you see an error message?

Also:
(a) which email services are you using (i.e. what follows the @ sign in your email address)? ; and
(b) what size is the file that you're trying to send? (Some cameras and phones now take pictures which might exceed the maximum file size permitted by certain email services).

[PS: Windows Essentials, which Windows Live Mail forms part of, is now no longer available from (or supported by) Microsoft. You might find it easier just to switch to using the built-in Mail app in Windows 10 or a third-party client, such as Thunderbird].

[margarettom]

I had a similar problem because I didn't 'select' the photos before I pressed attach. Don't know if this will help.