On Jul 9, 2010, at 9:23 AM, john CARMONNE wrote: > > I have tried sending them to myself and as the recipient when I open the mail > the PDF blows open.
It doesn't "Blow Open", any more than jpegs do. Check the attachments list, it will show them all. And if you drag that pdf from the mail message to the desktop you'll see that it saves it as the pdf file. > I don't want every one in the next cubicle to see the PDF until the recipient > does. This seems to be a new occurrence. Also I think it's mostly on my MBP > 10.6.4. I recall seeing PDF's in earlier versions of Mail, but it may be a 10.6 thing. In any case you have NO CONTROL WHATSOEVER over what is seen on the recipient's mail client, so the fact that you can see it when you open the email has no bearing on whether the recipient can. (Also, as far as sending .zip files, be away that a LOT of companies block .zip attachments entirely; they're mainly used these days to send malware. We block 'em entirely.) As Len said, OS X displays one-page PDF's automatically in Mail. If you want to absolutely ensure that the recipient doesn't have them open 'prematurely', make a pdf of a blank page (open Text Edit, don't type anything, and go to print, click on PDF > Save as pdf. Then open your pdf to send in Preview, enable to thumbnail view, and drag your one-page blank pdf into the thumbnail view after the content of your pdf. Save the resulting two-page pdf and send. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
