claire_kline Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Sometimes (not often) I need to send my clients a small - med file through e-mail. I seem to have trouble with PC users saying they can not open .JPG files I am sending - I work on Mac OS10.4.10 Any suggestions on how to send. Do I need to compress in Stuffit - for instance ( have never used it though). Or is there an easy way to save in photoshop/illustrator? Any suggestions. Thanks. Claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william-porter Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 DO not compress in StuffIt! Most Windows users can't decompress .sit files, and .sitx files are even worse. Use .zip. There is an excellent Archive command built into the Mac OS X Finder's file menu: use it to create zip archives. However, you should be able to take a .JPG or .JPEG file on the Mac and send it as an email attachment without any problems, without compressing it. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I run int othis problem from time to time as well. Microsoft's e-mail program makes it look as if the attachment created by OS X Mail is embedded not attached. Tel lyour client s to simply drag the photo to their desktop. Alternately try another e-mail program, or make non-public galleries in FLICKR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_holt Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 If you are using the apple mail program, when you go to attach a file there is a small checkbox at the bottom of the dialogue that says "send windows friendly attachments." That should take care of it, I use that and never have any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAPster Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Another suggestion, though I've never tried it, is to convert the pic file to PDF, then send your PDF file as e-mail attachment. Not sure what app you use on a MAC to make PDF, but on a Windows box you can download and install PrimoPDF v3.2 (freeware). Then just load the pic into your favorite graphics-editor and print to hi-res full-color PDF file. Just about any client should be able to view & print PDF format, since its a widely accepted document sharing format. Anyway, it might be worth a try, if you cant get anything else to work... good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher hartt dallas Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I second the PDF option. I had the same problem sending to PC users but when I printed to PDF and sent those files there were no further issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_schilling___chicago_ Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Easy peasy....use your PDF presentation feature in Photoshop, you can password protect the images from printing as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappy_morhoun Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Run into this as well. Usually it's that the ".jpg" extension was removed or is not showing up. They just need to save the file somewhere and then type ".jpg" after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon DAmato Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Macs have pdf creation built in. You'll find an option to save as pdf in the "print" dialog. Print to pdf, and save the file with a name. Damon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_parrott Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Check into what Cappy said about the JPG extension. On the Mac you can set not to show extensions. This can cause problems with PC. Be sure you are set to show the JPG extension in the file name, and there should be no reason why you cannot send a normal JPG attachment without dealing with PDF of ZIP file creation. I have done it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfidaho Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Many domains like hotmail and msn delete large attachments without telling the sender. I use mailbigfile.com. It works great! So far, the only domain I've found that blocks it is hp.com, so if the recipient works at HP and supplies you with an hp.com e-mail address, be sure and request a personal e-mail address instead. Later, Paulsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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