If the item you want to attach is in your Photos library, or if it’s a picture you took using Photo Booth, the Photo Browser button might be the way to go. This saves you a second (and third, and fourth… ) trip to the Choose File… box.Įven with the tips, the paperclip method is one of the harder ways to attach a file, because you have to deal with the Choose File dialog box.īack to Table of Contents 2. You can still do the Spacebar thing, even with multiple files (use the arrows at the top left of the window, or click the thumbnails button right next to them. Command-click to select more than one file, if your goal is to attach more than one.This helps ensure you’ve chosen the right document to attach. If it’s a word processing document of some sort, you’ll be able to read it. Click once on a file, then press the Spacebar for a “Quick Look” at the file.Double-click a file to eliminate the need to click the Choose File button.Hard as it is, these three tips will make things easier for you, once you’ve gotten to the Choose File… dialog box: Finding the right one via a box like this is hard. We have thousands, if not millions, of files on our Macs. If that box looks daunting, it’s because it IS daunting. The Choose File… dialog box, the result of clicking the paperclip button
