How To Download Image From Email On Mac

Download pictures in email messages automatically. It might be a little boring to download pictures in received email massages manually every time. Here we arrange you with the method to download pictures for all received email messages automatically.

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An inline image appears alongside text in a web page, while abackground image usually appears in a tiled pattern behind thetext. Both kinds of image can be in either JPEG orGIF format. You can use Internet Explorer,Firefox, or Safari to download an inline orbackground image, according to the appropriate steps below.

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Internet Explorer

To download an inline image:

  1. Right-click the image you want to download, and then clickSave picture as....
  2. Choose the location to which you would like to save the image andclick Save.

To download a background image, right-click the background image youwant to download and click Save background as.... ASave Picture dialog box will appear, allowing you toselect the directory in which you want to save the image.

Firefox

To download an inline image:

  1. Right-click the image you want to download, and choose SaveImage As....
  2. Choose the location to which you would like to save the image, andthen click Save.

To download a background image, right-click the background imageyou want to download. Click View Background Image, and thenfollow the instructions for downloading an inline image.

Safari

To download an inline image, click and drag the image to the desktopor to a document in another application. You can alsoCtrl-click the image and select either Save ImageAs... or Copy Image to Clipboard.

To download a background image, Ctrl-click or right-clickthe image and, from the menu that appears, select View Sourceor View Frame Source. Find the URL for thebackground image in the document's <body> tag (it should be nearthe top). Open that URL and then download the image as described abovefor inline images in Safari.

Mail User Guide

There are various ways to work with attachments in email messages you receive.

View email attachments

  1. In the Mail app on your Mac, select a message that includes attachments.

    Look for the Attachment icon next to the sender’s name in the message list.

  2. In the message, do one of the following:

    • Open an attachment in an app: Double-click the attachment.

    • Preview an attachment without opening it: Select the attachment, then press the Space bar, or force click the attachment.

Some attachments—like images or one-page PDF documents—are displayed directly in the message. If you’d rather view the attachment as an icon, Control-click it, then choose View as Icon from the shortcut menu. To display the attachment again, Control-click it, then choose View in Place.

Save email attachments

  1. In the Mail app on your Mac, move the pointer over the header of a message.

  2. Click the Attach button that appears, click the name of an attachment or choose Save All, then choose a location.

    You can also select a message, then choose File > Save Attachments. Or drag an attachment from the message to the desktop to save it there.

Email attachments are saved in the Downloads folder, available in the Dock. To specify a different location, choose Mail > Preferences, click General, then select a folder.

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Delete email attachments

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  1. In the Mail app on your Mac, select a message that includes one or more attachments.

  2. Choose Message > Remove Attachments.

    The message remains in the mailbox and is annotated to indicate that all attachments were manually removed. For IMAP accounts, attachments are also deleted from the mail server and can’t be retrieved.

When you delete a message that includes an attachment, the attachment is deleted too. To change this setting, choose Mail > Preferences, click General, click the “Remove unedited downloads” pop-up menu, then choose an option. Mail doesn’t delete attachments that you have saved.

Mail automatically downloads attachments you receive based on the download option you set in Account Information preferences in Mail.

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If you send or forward images or PDF documents you receive to other people, you can mark up the attachments with comments, drawings, or a signature before you send them.

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