How to add desktop file and send with mail.com
To add a desktop file and send it via Mail.com, you'll need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Create a desktop file
A desktop file is a simple text file that contains information about the file, such as its name, icon, and location. You can create a desktop file using a text editor like Notepad or TextEdit.
Here's an example of what a desktop file might look like:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=My Desktop File
Comment=A sample desktop file
Icon=/path/to/icon.png
Exec=/path/to/executable
Terminal=false
Replace /path/to/icon.png
and /path/to/executable
with the actual paths to your icon and executable files.
Step 2: Save the desktop file
Save the desktop file with a .desktop
extension, for example, mydesktopfile.desktop
.
Step 3: Convert the desktop file to a ZIP archive
To send the desktop file via email, you'll need to convert it to a ZIP archive. You can use a tool like 7-Zip or WinZip to create a ZIP archive from your desktop file.
Step 4: Attach the ZIP archive to an email
Open your email client (e.g., Mail.com) and compose a new email. Attach the ZIP archive containing your desktop file to the email.
Step 5: Send the email
Send the email to the recipient. When they receive the email and extract the ZIP archive, they should be able to run the desktop file by double-clicking on it.
Here's an example of how to attach a ZIP archive to an email using Mail.com:
- Log in to your Mail.com account and compose a new email.
- Click on the "Attach file" button.
- Select the ZIP archive containing your desktop file.
- Click "Open" to attach the file to the email.
- Enter the recipient's email address and any other required information.
- Click "Send" to send the email.
That's it! The recipient should be able to run the desktop file by extracting the ZIP archive and double-clicking on the desktop file.