Those are valid questions and some of the answer may be on Steve Jobs's (Apple's CEO) rationale that everything will be connected through networks. Many times, it is easier to send files through the network (in this case through your dana account) than dealing with physical devices (such as your floppy disk) that fail when it is the least expected. Follow the next steps to learn how to send an attachment.
Create a message and type all the information you need in it.
Once you click on Attach, a screen will come up where you can browse your computer to select the file you want to send. To do that, click on Browse.
Notice how the top of the screen reads "Choose file." From here, you can go to your computer's hard drive, desktop, or your floppy disk to select the file that you will send. In this case, I will send a file called "page" that is on my computer's desktop. Please notice the blue screen from WebMail on the background. There is a caveat, though. Make sure that the Files of type reads All Files. Otherwise, you will see only files from the category that "Files of type" indicates (.doc, .gif, .htm, etc.) and you may not see all the files that you have in your computer. Once you have selected the file, click on Open.
Once you have selected the file, you have the option of adding more files to the attachment or just sending the one you have already selected. If you decide to add more files to the attachment, click on Add File. You will see a screen similar to the one below. Once you are there, repeat step 3. If you decide to send just one file, then click on OK.
That's it! You are ready to send the message now. Please notice that the message screen has added the word Files along with a picture of a small floppy disk and the name of the file you are attaching (in this case, page.htm). Click on Send.
Sometimes it is useful to attach a copy of the message to yourself when you are sending an assignment as an attachment. In the event you need to redo or modify the assignment, you do not need to wait to go where you have the assignment, but you can access it from any computer with email capabilities.
This tutorial created by Dr. Laura Sujo de Montes