[MlMt] Attachments - Numbers File

[David Green]

On 11 Feb 2015, at 11:17, Zak McClellan wrote:

> I do not work with Numbers files that often, but needed to email one 
> today (.numbers)
> My usual file attachment methodology did not work.
>
> I typically copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) the file from Finder.  I 
> also tried the Attachments toolbar/icon between the header and body of 
> the message as well as Shft+Command+A.  All of these actions returned:
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ssikedo2yi0gzt9/Screenshot%202015-02-11%2012.04.16.png?dl=0
> "You cannot attach a folder to an email. You must compress it first, 
> for example, using "Compress…" in the Finder."
>
> Any ideas on a remedy?

Compress it first.  The old Numbers format is really a directory not a 
file.  You can only attach a file.  Compress it first (creating a .zip 
file) or upgrade to a later version of Numbers which puts everything in 
a single file (actually I think it keeps everything in a .zip file).

Dave