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Inkdipt
Dec 14, 2007, 01:32 PM
How do I create a link on a mac to a file? I know in windows I can say File://mycomputer/documents/file.exe and it will produce a link that I can paste in an email for people on my network.

Question is how do I do this on a mac?



eluk
Dec 14, 2007, 01:36 PM
Ctrl+click on the file and select 'Make Alias'.

Inkdipt
Dec 14, 2007, 01:39 PM
You can then copy the alias into an email and it will hold up?

Inkdipt
Dec 14, 2007, 01:45 PM
Okay maybe I wasn't specific enough. The file resides on a network not actually on the computer I am working on, and it is too large for me to post in an email. Therefore I want to produce a link that a person can click on in an email that will either take them directly to the file or start an immediate download.
I tried making the alias but when I copy and try to place the alias it doesn't work.

MxMan
Mar 1, 2010, 09:00 PM
All you really need to do is to get the URL that the file is residing at, copy it & then paste it in an e-mail.