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Opening Attachments To view an attached file, click on the file icon or save the file to your hard drive, then use the appropriate software application to open it.   With most e-mail software, you open an attachment by double-clicking on the icon for the file. This typically brings up a dialog box allowing you to decide what you want to do with the file.   Attached files must be decoded. This usually happens automatically.   If you open an attachment that looks like random characters and symbols, it probably has not been decoded correctly or you may be viewing it with the wrong software application.   Use Caution: Your computer can contract a virus when you open an attached file. If you do not know or trust the person who sent the e-mail, delete the attachment to avoid infection.   Learn the Net (www.learnthenet.com) is Copyright 1996-2008. Michael Lerner Productions. All Rights Reserved.