Attachments Embedded in the Email

I am using Mail 3.6. Whenever I attach an image or a PDF, they get embedded in the body of the e-mail rather than listed as a file. Non-Mac users tend to have a problem opening and saving these attachments, regardless of my advice to right-click and save.
Is there a way that I can prevent an image and/or PDF from being embedded in the body of the message?
Thanks!
Paul

I have just had this problem.
I think there is an issue if you use a signature but I have yet to get to the root of the problem. Try turn ing your signature off, attach / drag in your image into the email and then send.
I tried it with no signature and it works. With the signature it doesn't.

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