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How can I Paste a local file from Windows Explorer to Thunderbird using Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V ?

I know that I can add an attachment in dragging a file from Windows Explorer to Thunderbird and dropping it in an area that is only visible when mouse's cursor dragover. It is very tricky and not userfriendly.

The natural action (for me) is to use Ctrl+C to select one or more files and to go in message's body to copy all selected files using Ctrl+V.

Microsoft Outlook do that very very well.

How can I do that in Thunderbird using only Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V keys ?

Is there an Thunderbird extension that allows that ?

Thanks for any help.

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Natively, Thunderbird doesn't support this functionality.

It does appear to be possible using a Thunderbird add-on named Attach from Clipboard.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/attach-from-clipboard/ is a Thunderbird add-on that work using specific key's combination distinct standard Paste/Copy windows key's combination.

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  • I have installed Attach From Clipboard extension and I can now copy file in attachment using Alt+Shift+V ! Natural Paste/Copy using Ctrl+V doesn't work. This is not perfect but it is more esay than before. I have accepted the solution.
    – schlebe
    Commented Apr 19, 2018 at 19:33
  • can you add the name of the extension directly into your answer in replacing Here string by Attach From Clipboard ? Thanks. The hyperlink must not be remove, I propose to replace only the string.
    – schlebe
    Commented Apr 19, 2018 at 19:35

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