Recipient Cannot Open Attachments

I'm terribly sorry if this is a repeat but I could not find this question anywhere in Help area or in Discussions. It seems EVERY SINGLE TIME I send an e-mail with an attachment (click attach file button, choose file, click OK) the recipient calls me or e-mails me back saying they can't open the file. It doesn't matter if the file is .JPG, .PDF, .EPS, if it shows up in the body of the e-mail, it comes across as imbedded and the recipient can't download. This has happened dozens upon dozens of times. I wish the attached files would appear as icons at the top of the message like most web mail accounts. Is there something I can tell the recipient (besides by a Mac)? Or is there something I am doing wrong? Thanks!

OK. I ran a bunch of tests [much to the chagrin of my husband, the guinea pig ... perhaps he should just get a Mac! ]
Here's what I found:
1. If I send the message as "Plain text" the images will go out and be received in Outlook as the actual attachment, but with a couple of ATT.Txt files also attached which mean nothing to the Outlook user, but can be confusing.
2. I downloaded a nice little utility [from the Apple web site] called "Mail Attachments Iconizer 2.1.4" This seems to work with less stress on me [because I tend to forget to send as plain text] and this also sends along less "junk" for the Outlook user to sift through.
I hope this helps.
Best,
Debi

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