1. ATTACHMENTS

2. EMAIL ATTACHMENTS Problems attaching files
Executable files not allowed
File(s) too large

3. EXECUTABLE FILES
These are files that cause the computer to implement internal routines. Typically these files end with:
.exe
.com
.bat
.dll
.ocx
See for a more complete list

4. FILES THAT ARE OK
Photo files - .jpg, .jpeg, (most common), .bmp, .png, .gif, .tif (rare)
MS Office files – Word (.doc, docx), Excel (.xls, xlsx), Powerpoint (.ppt, .pps, .pptx, .ppsx)
Text files - .txt
Portable Document Format - .pdf (Adobe Reader/Acrobat) files

5. FILE(S) TOO LARGE
Generally providers limit the size of attachments to 10MB
Check the total size(s) of the attached files. R/M on the file to see its size.
Resize photos from download
Zip files using OS or Winzip

6. FILE(S) TOO LARGE Reduce the number of files attached
Attach .pdf files instead of formatted files (they are generally smaller files)

7. OTHER WAYS TO SHARE FILES
Cloud
Dropbox
Google Docs docs.google.com/
Social Media
Facebook
Photos
Flicker
Picassa picasa.google.com/

8. ATTACH FILE TO EMAIL Start and log in to email
Start the compose process
Work from the top down on the form – DO NOT SKIP ANY BOXES!
Attach attachment by clicking on Attach and pointing to file to be attached – click on the file to be attached
Make sure file is attached

9. ATTACH FILE TO
Check to make sure all of the following are completed:
Address
Subject
Attachment (optional)
Body (some text in body)
Click on Send – DONE
Check send complete (check for errors)