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What Does Choose File Mean?

Choose file is a website button that lets you select a file from your computer. Selecting the file is a separate action from sending the form.

What it looks like

An example form in steps: a Choose file button, a box showing report.pdf, then a solid Submit button. A bracket says Choosing does not send, and an arrow from Submit leads to a check mark labelled Sent.

The selected file’s name usually appears beside the button. A form may then ask you to click a button such as Submit, Send or Upload; its confirmation tells you the form was sent. Some websites upload as soon as a file is chosen, so read the words beside the button before choosing.

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