How to remove e-mail attachments before sending e-mail

Updated: 08/31/2020 by Computer Hope
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Many e-mail programs today support the ability to adjust e-mail attachments. You can remove an attachment from a message before it is sent or forwarded to another user. Select your e-mail program in the list below and follow the steps.

Remove an attachment in Microsoft Outlook

Click the forward button to create a new forwarded e-mail message. Then, you can delete the attached file by doing any of the suggestions below.

  1. Highlight the file and press the Del.
  2. Right-click the attachment and select delete from the right-click menu.

Remove an attachment in Mozilla Thunderbird

Click the forward button to create a new forwarded e-mail message. Then, you can delete attachments in the top-right corner of the e-mail window by doing any of the suggestions below.

  1. Highlight the file and press the Del.
  2. Right-click the attachment and select delete from the right-click menu.

Remove an attachment in Gmail and Yahoo!

For web-based e-mail, like Gmail and Yahoo, first you must open the e-mail message and click the Forward option to create a new forwarded e-mail message.

In the new e-mail message, scroll to the bottom of the e-mail and click the X to the right of the attachment.