Overview

Attachments are files attached to your posting, and can be opened or saved to your hard drive.

To see attachments, your readers open your blog's main page, and click the paper clip icon beside the Attachments heading in a posting.

The posting's individual page opens, and the reader goes directly to the Attachments section, which lists links to the attached files, such as the My Resume.doc, shown in the graphic example below. Readers can either open the attachment or save it to their hard drives:

What Happens When Someone Clicks on an Attachment?

Factors affecting how readers open an attachment include:

•	The type of file attached

•	The operating system and browser being used

•	Browser settings

•	Software installed on the user's computer

Virus Prevention Begins With You!

It can be easy to accidentally spread viruses with attachments that already contain viruses. The default setting on many browsers is to try and open files when users click their links; if a malicious program is hiding in that file, it may be activated.

Always make sure that the files you are attaching are free of viruses and other malicious software. Anti-virus software should be used.