How to e-mail your Solo and Ensemble Entry File:

In the Festival for Schools Software:

  1. Click [File] then select [Entry Disk]
  2. The location should be "C:\Program Files\FestSchl\" or something like that. 
    --You do not need to change this, unless you want to save your file somewhere else
  3. The File name should be your school name with a ".fed" at the end of it
    --example:  southsidehighschool.fed
  4. Click the [Write File] button.  If it asks you to overwrite an existing file, click [YES]

Then open your e-mail Software (Outlook, Eudora, AOL, or whatever you use to send e-mail):

  1. Create a new message and type the appropriate e-mail address in the "TO:" box
  2. You can type a message like a normal e-mail, saying something like "Here is the entry file for ...high school, etc.."
  3. Attach the file:
    1. There should be a button you can click to attach a file.  In Outlook, it's a picture of a paperclip. It may be a button that says "Attachments" or "Attach Files."  If you can't find it, look through your pull-down menus for something that says "Attachments" or "Attach Files."  It may be in the [Insert] menu: click [Insert] then [File].
    2. Once you click that, an explorer window will come up that will let you explore your computer to find that file. 
    3. Double-click "My Computer"
    4. Double-click "Local disk C:\"
    5. Double-click the "Program Files" folder
    6. Double-Click the  "FestSchl" folder
    7. Double-Click the entry file you created that is your school name with a .fed at the end of it.
      --example:  southsidehighschool.fed
    8. At that point, the window should close, and the file should be attached.  Under the "TO:" and "SUBJECT:" boxes, there should be an "ATTACHMENTS:" box, and your file should be in it. 
    9. Send the e-mail.

If you are using a web-based email service such as Yahoo or Hotmail, it may be a little different:

  1. Create a new message (Compose) and type the appropriate e-mail address in the "TO:" box
  2. You can type a message like a normal e-mail, saying something like "Here is the entry file for ...high school, etc.."
  3. Attach the file:
    1. There should be a button you can click to attach a file.  In Outlook, it's a picture of a paperclip. In some web-based e-mail systems such as Hotmail or Yahoo, it's a button that says "Attachments" or "Attach Files."  If you can't find it, look through your pull-down menus for something that says "Attachments" or "Attach Files."
    2. Once you click that, another window will come up that will list the files you want to attach.  Since it is empty, click the  "Browse" button.  A window will pop up that will allow you to explore your computer for the file:
    3. Double-click "My Computer"
    4. Double-click "Local disk C:\"
    5. Double-click the "Program Files" folder
    6. Double-Click the  "FestSchl" folder
    7. Double-Click the entry file you created that is your school name with a .fed at the end of it.
      --example:  southsidehighschool.fed
    8. If it doesn't automatically go back to your e-mail message, you need to click the "Attach Files" button.  If a screen comes up that says your file has been attached, click [OK] to return to your message.
    9. At that point, your original message should come up, and under the "TO:" and "SUBJECT:" boxes, there should be an "ATTACHMENTS:" box, and your file should be listed there.
    10. Click [Send] to send the e-mail.

YAHOO Mail limits the types of files you may send, so it may not let you send the attachment. You can either zip it into a compressed file (.zip file) or use another e-mail account.

Need more help?
 

How to attach a file in Hotmail:  http://email.about.com/od/outlookexpresstips/ss/wt060102_2.htm

How to attach a file in Netscape Mail: http://www.help2go.com/article66.html

Attaching a file in Outlook: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/oe/composesend.mspx#EAAA