From Excel Help:

On the File menu, point to Send To, and then click Mail Recipient (as
Attachment).


HTH,
JP

On Apr 2, 7:47*pm, billbrandi
wrote:
Often, when I click on the mail icon in the Excel toolbar, the result is the
spreadsheet imbedded in the email rather than as an attachment. *How do I
tell Excel to use the attachment option?

Thanks
Bill