If you use Google Chrome, now you can drag and drop attachments from Gmail messages to your desktop.

Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education, Partner Edition and Google Apps for Government

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
In Chrome, drag the icon for a Gmail attachment to your desktop.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/drag-and-drop-attachments-to-save-them.html

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