How to Transfer a Word Document to an Email Attachment

Microsoft Word is a word processing application that makes it easy to create high-quality documents you can share with others. Attaching a Microsoft Word document to your email allows you to send the document in its original format. Since email providers modify the text you type in the message window, attaching a Word document ensures that the original pictures, font and formatting is maintained when you share the document.

Instructions

1. Launch Microsoft Word. Proceed to the next step if you have not yet created a Word document. Otherwise, skip to Step 3.

2. Select the "File" drop-down menu. Click "New" to create a new document. Type and edit your document. Click the "File" menu when you are done. Click "Save as." Type a name for your document and select the folder to save it in. Click "Save."

3. Log onto your email account and create a new message. Type your recipient's email address and type your subject.

4. Type your message and click "Attach files" or "Attach," depending on your email provider, to launch the file attachment utility.

5. Locate the folder you saved your Microsoft Word document to and select it. Click the "Attach" or "OK" button to attach the document to your outgoing message. Repeat this process to attach additional Microsoft Word documents.

6. Click "Send" to send your email along with the attached Microsoft Word file.

References

• Yahoo! Support: Composing and Sending Email Messages