Mac Mail - Being able to set attachments as Icons by default.

Hello All,
Garoolgan again with yet another little problem with the Mac Software.
I've rung Mac support and been told that this is impossible to do.
I send a lot of attachments with my Mac Mails.
If I click right on the attachment to set it to 'View as an Icon" then "save" the email as a draft and open it again the image or document comes up, not the icon. In the same way the person receiving the email finds a whole "pile" of files at the bottom instead of a neat list of icons.
Thanks for Reading..... and I hope those Mac programmers read these messages too!
Best wishes to all
Garoolgan

Icons can be cut and pasted onto almost any item on the Macintosh. As for how to apply them, here is the most straight forward way:
On your desktop, select the icon you would like to use
Select “Get Info” (command-I) from the File Menu for that icon
Click on the icon in the upper left of the window
Choose “Copy” (command-C) from the Edit menu
Close the window
Select the file/folder to which you want to apply that icon
Select “Get Info” (File menu) for that icon
Click on the icon in the upper left of the window
Select “Paste” (command-V) from the Edit Menu
You’re done!
Please keep in mind that certain icons such as the Finder icon or the Trash Can icon can only be changed with helper apps like our very own CandyBar utility. Please visit the CandyBar homepage at Panic.com to learn more.

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