How to Attach, Insert, and View Files

Inserting Files into Messages

1. Put your paper in courier 12 pt. font because that will make the line lengths right for reading on e-mail.
2. Save as "Text only with line breaks," or, if that option is not available, as "Text only."
3. Go to Rapid Filer by doubling clicking on the rapid filer icon.
4. At the "Host:" prompt, type: isis.unc.edu
5. Enter your user i.d. and password.
6. Click open.
7. Activate the upper of the two windows if it isn't already activated by clicking in it. If are not sure whether or not the windows is activated, click in it to make sure.
8. From the File menu, click on "Change Directory"
9. If you have not already inserted your floppy disk, do so now. Type a:
10. Select the file you wish to use, and drag it to one of the folders. "Mail" seems to work fine, although you will not want to leave it there. Some of the others might be fine also.
11. From the File menu, click "Exit" to exit Rapid Filer.
12. Log onto your e-mail account and select C (Compose) to begin your message. Type the address (english12-63@listserv.unc.edu) and the subject line.
13. In your e-mail message, place the cursor where you wish the file to go. I would suggest inserting the file first, at the beginning of the message.
14. Enter ^R (Read File). ^, by the way, is the symbol for the Control key.
15. Enter ^T (To Files) to see the list of files in our home directory.
16. Use the arrow keys to highlight the directory in which you placed the file. Hit enter.
17. Highlight the file you wish to insert. Hit enter.
18. You should now be back in your e-mail message with the file's contents appearing as part of your message. Add any other text that you want to the message and send it off.

Pasting Files into Messages

1. Highlight the entire document, or the part of it that you would like to insert into your e-mail message.
2. Select copy.
3. Go into your e-mail message, place the cursor where you wish the file to go, select paste from the Windows menu.

Attaching Files from a PC using Rapid Filer and Unix Pine

1. Follow steps 1-11 above under "Inserting files" in order to put your file into your Unix account.
2. Go into Unix Pine E-mail and choose Compose (C).
3. Use the arrow keys to move your cursor to the "Attachmnt:" line. Notice that a different set of commands shows up on the bottom of your screen.
4. Type ^T and select the file just as you would to insert files (steps 15-17 above).
5. You should now be back in your e-mail message with the name of the file now appearing in the attachment line. Type the rest of your message and send it.

Viewing Attached Files (from the ATN Pine/Pico Introduction handout)

1. Enter V (View Attachments) to save the attachment as a file in your Unix directory.
2. Highlight the attachment that you would like to see (usually 2 since in most cases 1 will be an attached comment) and press . If you're lucky, you will now get to see the paper, and you can skip the remaining steps below. You will not, however, be able to comment directly on the paper.
3. If you cannot View the paper yet, choose S (Save) or press
4. Change the name of the attachment if you wish.
5. A message will appear saying the file hsa been written to your home directory with the name you selected.
6. Enter E to exit the View Attachments menu.
7. Quit pine.
8. If you use the Isis menu, so that pops up at this point, choose option #6. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
9. At the Unix prompt (% or >), type the command and the file name. For example: %more filename.
10. Use the space bar to scroll downward, one screen at a time.