Attaching a Mail message to an iCal event?

When I put a new event on a calendar day, I like to drag the relevant email to that event. And it works. The problem is with the dragging process. it's very awkward.
When constructing the event it offers options to add a url or a file. But the email file is almost impossible to find. The email's name in the finder gives no clue as to the content.
Does anybody know a way to do this better?

Hi Laurie,
It's true that the dragging can be fiddly. However you don't need to find the file in the Finder. Go to Mail's message list and drag the email from that list into the event's URL field. You should see a shadowy outline when doing this and green plus when the mouse is over the URL field.
Let us know how it goes.
Best wishes
John M

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