Managing Email Attachments

The email messages sent to the "mass mailing" lists (e.g. faculty@brynmawr.edu) are not delivered if the message is over 100K in size. Those limits are not in effect for email to individuals or a small group of recipients.

It is recommended to compress attachments or post them on the web and include the URL in your email message.

Here are some brief instructions about the top options:

1. Put graphics or large file formats (e.g. PowerPoint) on a website and then send the URL (e.g. www.brynmawr.edu/mydept/mypage.html) in the body of the email message.  Please contact webhelp@brynmawr.edu for assistance.

2. Reduce the size of graphics by using compressed formats (e.g. JPEG). Please contact the ETC for assistance.

3. Reduce size of images used in Microsoft Word documents:

Open the document in Word, double-click on each image, choose the "Picture" tab, click on the "Compress..." button (near the bottom left) and then change resolution to "Web/Screen".