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Useless Knowledge

  Something you have no need to know. How I send attachments to colleagues. I don't know why it has gotten so complicated but it has.   Typically I complete a file in a MS Word folder. Then I go to my email page, write a cover letter for the article, and attach the file thereto.  Ah, easy. Right?   Well, the attaching turns out to be complicated, or at least multi-part.  To attach (in the manner my co-workers want) I hit the "Insert" tab above the email.  That causes a new set of tabs to appear, and I hit "Attach File" there. That produces a drop-down menu, and I hit "OneDrive".  That creates another box, most of which is a list of recent files completed or added to the folder.  On the left hand side of that box is a column giving me other actions in the event the file I want isn't showing.  Often, the one I want (when its completion is very recent) is not yet showing.  I don't know whether patiently waiting would work.  I...