Mac Mail Attachments

is there any wat to get mac mail to show the attachements as icon's so I can drag them off the email instead of having to use quickview and save or save all attachments?

You don't have to view as icon to drag the attachment. Just drag it as is.
You can select "View as Icon" in the contextual menu, but that is unnecessary.

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