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# Share and upload files
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Attach files to messages, including images, documents, sound, and video.
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First, [open the compose box](/help/open-the-compose-box). Then
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* **Drag and drop** files into the compose box.
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* **Copy and paste** files into the compose box.
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* **Click the paperclip** (<i class="fa fa-paperclip"></i>) icon at
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the bottom of the compose box to find files on your computer.
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Zulip will insert a link to the file, in Markdown format:
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`[link text](URL)`. You can modily the `link text` to whatever you want.
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Zulip will automatically generate a **thumbnail** of the file when you send
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it, if it can. You can
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[preview the message](/help/preview-your-message-before-sending) before
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sending to see what the thumbnail will look like.
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## Troubleshooting info
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Zulip does not generate thumbnails for messages with more than 5
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attachments.
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The maximum file size for attachments is 25MB in most Zulip installations.
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This limit can be changed by the server administrator.
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## Related articles
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* [Manage your uploaded files](/help/manage-your-uploaded-files)
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* [View an image at full size](/help/viewing-images)
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