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title: How Do I Attach a File to an Email?
description: Attach a file from the Document Center or upload one from your device to an email in Message Center.
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# How Do I Attach a File to an Email?
##### This article shows you how to attach a file to an email in Message Center \> Send Email, either by picking a file already stored in the organization's Document Center or by uploading a new file from your computer. Owners and Org Admins can do this.
**Attach a file from the Document Center**
1. Go to Message Center \> Send Email.
2. Under Attachments (optional), click Attach from Document Center to open the Attach a file from Document Center window.
3. Click a folder to see its files.
4. Click a file to select it.
5. Click Attach to add this file to your email.
***Note:*** The file stays in Document Center. This only adds a copy to the email.
##### **Upload a file from your device**
1. Go to Message Center \> Send Email and scroll to the Attachments section below your message.
2. Click Upload from device to open your computer's file picker and choose a file to attach.
##### **Good to Know**
- A running total (e.g. "0 B of 20 MB used") shows how much of the attachment size limit you've used.
- Files you upload through Upload from device are saved into the organization's Document Center, in the folder shown next to "Uploads are saved to" (an Email Attachments folder by default; use Change folder to pick a different one), and count toward that organization's document storage.
- Attaching a PDF of a newsletter or a signed board resolution lets recipients receive the document along with the message.
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- [How Do I Upload Files to Document Center](https://help.hoastart.app/how-do-i-upload-files-to-document-center?hsLang=en)
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