Mac Mail attachment icons

Hi all,

I'm using Mac Mail on my MacBook Pro with OSX 10.8.5.

When I send outgoing messages using Mac Mail (gmail acct) using attachments, some are received by the recipient as icons, but some are received with the full text document embedded in the email.

I want all of my MS Word and Pdf files that I send to appear as icons when they are received by recipients.

In case it matters, I'm using the attachment paperclip icon in the "new message" window to add my attachments.
The "always send windows-friendly attachments" is checked and on.

What am I doing wrong?
Thanks all

Nothing. What the recipient sees is dependent on how the recipient has mail set up.

Thanks

Thank you MacInWin.
Appreciate your response.