Opening an Article's Attachment

To open the file or Internet address attachments which have been associated with an article:

•	Highlight the article's title in the Titles column of the Index Window.

OR Open the article's Article Window by double-clicking on its title in the Index Window.

•	Verify that the article has at least one attachment.

If the article has an attachment, a small paper clip icon appears next to its title in the Titles column of the Index Window and another paper clip icon appears in the upper right corner of the Article Window.

•	Select the Open Attachments command from the Article menu.

OR Click on the paper clip icon in the Article Window.

This opens all attachments for this article.

For each attachment, if it is a file name, the attached file opens in its associated Windows application. If the attachment is an Internet address, your default Web browser opens, and the address is sent to it.

If you want to open some of an article's attachments, but not all, see Changing Which Attachments Are Opened.

To open only a single attachment:

•	Highlight the article's title in the Titles column of the Index Window.

OR Open the article's Article Window by double-clicking on its title in the Index Window.

•	Select the Article Properties command from the Article menu. Then move to the Attachments tab.

OR Click on the Article Attachments button on the Tools Toolbar.

The Article Properties dialog box is displayed, showing the Attachments tab.

•	In the attachments list, highlight the attachment that you want to launch.

•	Click the Open Attachment button.

If the attachment is a file name, the attached file opens in its associated Windows application. If the attachment is an Internet address, your default Web browser opens, and the address is sent to it.

•	Select OK to exit the Article Properties dialog box.

If you want your attachments to always open automatically when their associated articles are opened, you can set the Attachments preferences from the Articles tab of the Preferences Dialog Box.

Related Procedures:

Associating a File with an Article

Associating a Web Address with an Article

Removing an Article's Attachment

Changing the Order of an Article's Attachments

Changing Which Attachments Are Opened

Viewing Icons for Attachments in Article Windows