How to add a normal attachment in my apple mail?

Question

Apple mail is so slow when I want to add attachment to my message. I think the reason is that when I add eps file or other files, apple mail does not simply add it, but integrating it into my context. But I don't need it to do that. And because the process is so slow(my eps file is kind of large...), it wastes a great amount of my time doing it. So far I'm satisfied with other functionalities of this software so I really don't want to give it up easily.
So, any one know if there is a simple way to add a normal attachment into apple mail message? Like what we usually do in any other email client? Thanks.

Answer 1

Try turning them into a zip file before attaching. From Finder Help:
Compress and uncompress files and folders
Compressed files take up less disk space than uncompressed files, so compressing is useful for making backup copies of your data or for sending information over the Internet.
To compress a file or folder, Control-click it or tap it using two fingers, and then choose Compress from the shortcut menu.If you compress a single item, the compressed file has the name of the original item with the .zip extension. If you compress multiple items at once, the compressed file is called Archive.zip.
To uncompress (expand) an item, double-click the .zip file.