Apple Inc.

Evan S Murphy

Terence D Blanchard

Patrick L Coffman

Conrad Rhodes Carlen

Cristobal Baray

Alexandre R Moha

Neil V Jhaveri

Ian W Anderson

Christopher J Lindsay

A technique is provided for editing an attachment included in an email message. The attachment is displayed within a message body of the email message and can be edited directly within the message body. Specifically, the technique involves launching a markup application that generates an editable version of the attachment within the message body. The markup application allows a user to make edits to the editable version of the attachment without leaving the email message.

Attachment markup and message transmission

A method and system for exchanging email attachments is disclosed. An attachment can be sent to one or more recipients using a file hosting service. In this way, instead of including the attachment with the email, the attachment is sent and stored on a file server. The attachment can later be retrieved by the email's recipients using a link that is included in the email. The link can be embedded in the email's header or body. In one case, the attachment is automatically retrieved from the file server using the link. In another case, a recipient can manually retrieve the attachment from the file server using the link. A link can be associated with an expiration date such that when a link expires, the link can no longer be used to retrieve the attachment.

Message attachment management

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Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

Evan S Murphy