200.08 - "Run" or "Save Attachments/Downloads

The options for Save, and Run are displayed when you access an
attachment, or attempt to download a file from the internet.

The "Save" command gives you the chance to save the file to a
location on your hard drive. In the case of an attachment, the file
is saved in your email program, but not in a location that you
would be able to find on your hard drive. In the case of a file
that you want to download from the internet, the "Save" command
allows you to decide where you want to keep the file on your
computer. This is important if you want to find the file at a later
time.

Once you save a file, you have the option of running the file, or
just leaving it on your hard drive for later use.

The Run command skips the saving part of the file download or
attachment. The run command allows you to run, or execute the file.
Since the file does need to be on your hard drive in order to run,
the file is saved in your temporary file location, and usually
deleted when you are done with it. If it is not automatically
deleted, it would be removed when you empty your temporary or
temporary internet files.

So, if you want to just look at the attachment, you would use the
run command. If you want to save the attachment for future use, or
to be able to attach it to future emails that you might want to
send, you would save the file in a location that is easy for you to
remember.

200.08
Contributing Source:
Elizabeth Boston
8/19/08