Email attachments

Email attachments

You have to show that you can

receive, send, save and open

Email attachments safely, this

is probably best done using

separate slides for each

Sending an attachment

Send a business Email, including

appropriate subject and body

text and attach a file. Show how

you did thus and include a shot

of your 'sent items' to prove it

was sent.

Receive / save attachment

To do this, show the received

Email in your inbox and then

show how you saved it to your

area. Next show the saved file

inside your OCR folder,

describing what you did.

Opening an attachment

Once you've shown the saved

file, open it up and screenshot

the open document. This is a

good time to mention that you

knew who it was from and that

you were expecting it.

Attachment safety

The golden rule is not to open

any attachments unless you are

ABSOLUTELY sure you know the

sender AND what the file is.

Make sure you mention this.

Attachment safety

You could also mention that most

Email software like Outlook has

built in security features that

prevent suspicious attachments

being sent or received

What are the risks?

Email attachments can contain

viruses, worms or Trojans. These

can waste your time, harm your

files or make your computer

unusable; in business this all

costs money.

What are the risks?

Some viruses can allow hackers

to view your private data. In

business this can be very

serious and could lose the

business lots of money.

Reducing the risks

You should be wary of

attachments that are programs.

On a PC the file may end with

".exe" which shows you that it

is a program. Some viruses may

be hidden inside zip files.

Reducing the risks

It is worth mentioning that most

viruses need the user to open

them to work, so as long as you

don't actually open the file you

can usually remove it without

any problems.