Help uploading files

[pspaulding]

Unlike 99.99% of the universe I use earthlink/Mindspring as my email service, keeping all the emails on the server and accessing the service via a web browser rather than some specific mail program. I just got a Samsung Exhibit 4g and wanted to compose an email on Mindspring with a file attachment. This is a "fill in the blank" exercise on the Earthlink website. At the point of browsing for the local file to upload/attach, I got an Android "Select files to upload" window offering Gallery, Music Player and Voice Recorder as the only filetypes I could select from ... no way I could see to go into file manager (er, "Files") and select the target file by name as I would have expected. What's up with this? Why would Android interject itself into this dialogue? I doubt Earthlink is a party to this behavior, and I can't say I like the idea of the OS monitoring/parsing my online activity.

Side comment: I can't get by with this capacitive screen; I've been using a #2 pencil on a touchscreen pocket PC. I see that capacitive styli exist but they appear very stubby and therefore unlikely to resolve the problem. This could be a deal breaker. Any "pointy" styli?

 

[djcody]

i can do that the only way when:

from menu: pick File
select folder
then select share and chosse way you wanna share, then select file data what you like to send, and here is problem:
if you don't use any email software not too many options left, there is no options too share via web browser, i try install other then oryginal and they do not shows up on menu to select from share options,
but work great with email software

 

[pspaulding]

Thanks for the suggestion. Basically, select the file first, but you have to be working with an email app.

So, hypothetical situation-- I find a job description online and want to upload my resume pdf to the company's HR website. Or I want to upload a sales brochure to a client's online procurement site. Though I presumably have the pdf on my phone's SD card, there's no way to upload it via the web browser?

Sheeeesh.