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Chapter 17 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software
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Working with attachments
You can easily download, view, and send attachments with e-mail messages.
Viewing attachments on your handheld
At times e-mail contains attached files, such as Microsoft Word or text files, that
you want to view on your handheld. You can view the following attached files:
vCard (.vcf)
This is an address.
vCal (.vcs)
This is usually a calendar appointment or a To Do task.
Text (.txt)
This is usually a memo or another plain text file.
HTML (.html or
.htm)
Usually a web page or a formatted text file. By default, the
VersaMail application strips the formatting and shows only the
text of most HTML attachments. However, some browsers allow
other applications to pass them a file for viewing in full HTML.
If your browser supports this function, you can view HTML
attachments with all formatting intact. You do not need to do
anything different in the steps for downloading and viewing
attachments; the attachment is automatically opened in the
correct format for your handheld (text only or full HTML) based
on the applications you have installed.
Microsoft Word
(.doc)
The formatting is stripped and shows the text of most Microsoft
Word documents is shown.
Other application
files (such as
graphics files)
For other types of application files, your handheld may contain
a viewer that allows other applications to pass it a file for
viewing. For example, your handheld may contain an image
viewer that allows another application to pass it a JPEG or GIF
attachment for viewing. You do not need to do anything
different in the steps for downloading and viewing attachments;
if your handheld contains such a viewer, the attachment is
automatically opened. If your handheld does not contain such a
viewer, you cannot view the attachment.
PRC (.prc)
This is a Palm OS
®
application that you can install and run on
your handheld.
PDB (.pdb)
This is a file that works with specific Palm™ applications.