# Include local file in message body

Ths option, reached from the Import button on the main Compose screen, is suitable for plain text files that you want to be included in the main body of the message. Other files (for example word processed documents or pictures) should be sent as attachments.

This screen looks like:-

# Include local file in message body

File

## To include a file

Selecting Back to Compose Screen will take you back to the Compose screen you came from and no file will be included in your message.

To include a file type the name of the file in the File box or use the Browse... button to select one. Once you have chosen the file, selecting the Include button will return you to the main Compose screen, and the text of the file will be included in the body of the message. You can then continue to edit the message.