Mail will not take attachments

When I try to attach a document with "attach" button in mail program, nothing happens. Same thing if I try to drag and drop an icon into the email from a finder window. The only way I can make it work is from within the other program--for example, if I'm working in Word, I can go to the file menu and use "send to" but that opens up a new email window.
any ideas?
jeannie

When I drag a file onto the mail icon in the doc, a new letter opens with the attachment attached. I never knew you could do that. But if I have a letter already started, or if I hit "reply" and start writing a note, and then want to attach a file, that won't really help.
When I click on "attach" at the top of the letter, a finder window opens, I can navigate to the file, but when I hit "choose", the window disappears and the cursor is blinking in the letter, but no file is there.

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