How to Email a Video Larger Than 20Mb

Using Internet-based email programs is a free and easy way to communicate using the World Wide Web. However, most basic email services, such as Yahoo! or Gmail, have limits to the size of attachments you can send with email, and these limits can be very restrictive. Thankfully, each service has features that can be accessed to allow for large attachments, such as emailing videos larger than 20 MB.

Instructions

Send Large Files With Yahoo! Mail

1. Access your Yahoo! Mail account. (To open a new Yahoo! Mail account, visit Yahoo.com and click on the "Sign Up" link near the upper right-hand right side of the screen.)

2. Click the "New" button in the upper left-hand corner of the screen to begin creating a new email.

3. Click on "Attach Large Files" in the "Applications" pane (in the bottom-left portion of the Yahoo! Mail window). When a dialog box pops up and asks if you would like to allow your Yahoo! account to access this functionality, click "Allow."

   Note: This feature can only be accessed while using the "All New Yahoo Mail" format. To switch from Classic Yahoo! Mail, pull down the "Options" menu and choose "Switch to All New Mail." Users can switch back and forth between the two versions.

4. Click "Get Started Now" when prompted to begin the "drop.io" plug-in application.

5. Click "Select Files" and choose up to 100 MB of data to attach to your email.

6. Click "Upload and Compose Email." Click "Send" once the files have been uploaded and your email body has been composed.

Send Large Files With Gmail and Box.net

1. Navigate to to box.net and click "Try It Free" in the upper-right corner of the window.

2. Click "Sign Up Now" under the "Lite" header for free basic sharing of files up to 25 MB and storing of up to 1GB.

3. Fill in personal information under the "Setup Your Account" header, and then click "Continue." You will be asked to enter your Gmail account information. To open a Gmail account, mail.google.com and click on "Create An Account."

4. Click "Create a Folder" when the dialog box prompts you.

5. Enter the name of your new folder, check the button next to "Just Me" for privacy and then click "Create Folder."

6. Click "Take Me There" to navigate to your new folder and begin loading it with files.

7. Click "Upload," and then click "Add Files." Choose the file you would like to upload, then click "Upload."

8. Click the "Other Options" link, and then click "Send with Gmail." Click "Okay" when prompted.

9. Compose the body of your email once you are automatically taken to your Gmail account, and then click "Send."

References

• Yahoo Mail
• Box.net
• Gmail