Do Attachments Always Open into Stacks?

As a newbie I'm learning the difference between PCs and Macs. On a Mac when I click on a attachment (Word doc) it downloads, goes to the Download stack, then I have to open the stack, find the doc and click on it to open. That's a lot more work than a PC where the doc opens immediately when I click on the attachment. Is there a way docs open immediately on a Mac? Thanks!!

I'm assuming you are referring to attachments in Mail? If that is the case, simply go to Preferences in Mail (under the Mail menu) and specify "Desktop" (or whatever location you want) as your Downloads folder. I have it set up this way and just tried it: clicked on "Save" on an attachment (listed under the address section) in Mail and it showed up on my desktop immediately.

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