HOW TO EASILY ATTACH FILES TO EMAILS FROM THE CLOUD

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With our data incresingly moving to the cloud ,chances are that whenever you want TO ATTACH A FILE TO AN EMAIL YOU WILL BE ATTACHING IT FROM THE CLOUD INSTEAD OF FROM YOUR LOCAL SYSTEM. Usually each time you want to attach a file from the cloud it take 2-teps process,1)download fie from cloud to ur local system,2)log into your email account and attach the downloaded file to the email you are composing. While this 2 steps process works fine ,woundt it b great if there was a faster way to attach files from your favourite cloud storage provider without ever leaving your email account?

1. If you use an email client like Outlook or Lotus Notes o access your email ,then just install the desktop oe mobile app of your favouite cloud storage provider(like Google Drive,Dropbox) and take your files everywhere you go.
2. On the other hand if you use web interface of Gmail ,then the good news is that Google Drive is completely integrated with your mailbox. This means that you can directly attach files stored in your Google Drive to emails without ever having to download them to ur computer. Next time you want to attach a file stored in your Google Drive to an email, open the compose Email window and click on the Google Drive icon in the bottom menu bar.
   
3. Next you need to browse your Google Drive the files that wish to attach to attach and simply add them to the email you are composing.
4. The best part is that Google Drive gives the option of attaching files to emails eighther in the form of the traditional file attachment containing the actual files or in the form of google drive links.
   
5. Instead of Google Drive ,in case you use Dropbox to store all your files , then you need to install the Dropbox for gmail browser app in your app in your browser. It is currently available only Google Chrome browsers.Once you have installed the Dropbox for Gmail app,a new Dropbox button will appear in the bottom menu bar of the Compose Email window in Gmail.
6. To find and attach files from your Dropbox drive to emails that you are sending , simply click on the Dropbox icon in the bottom of menu bar.
7. For each file that you wish to attach ,Dropbox will create a link to it and add it to the eamil that you are sending. The recipient of your email will be able to view and download the files that you have shared with them by clicking on the inline links.

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