Want to share photos, videos, or attachments through email on your iPhone? This guide on how to send photos or attachments on iPhone will help you with it.
Emails are still one of the most popular communication methods especially when it comes to work and other formal purposes. This is because they are more professional and better to manage compared to messaging or texting.
A lot of the time, these work or formal emails will need you to attach images, files, documents, and more. While most of you might know how to send photos or attachments on a Mac or a PC, you might have overlooked the fact that you can do the same from your iPhone.
With how powerful and feature-rich iPhones are, sending images and attaching documents is a cakewalk for them. Learn how to send photos or attachments on iPhone using this guide.
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To send photos or attachments on iPhone, do this,
Open the Mail app -> Tap on Compose -> Enter Sender info, subject and body -> Tap on 
-> Select photo 
or document/attachemnt 
icon -> Select a photo, video, or document -> Tap on Preview of the photo, video or document -> Tap on Send.
This is just one of the ways you can send a photo or attachment on your iPhone using mail. read our full guide on how to send photos or attachments on iPhone for all the methods.
How to Send Photos or Attachments on iPhone
How to Attach a Photo or Video to an Email
Documents/files are more popularly shared using emails compared to photos or videos, but you can still share them. I share a lot of images over email for work purposes, so if you are someone wondering how to send photos or videos or email on iPhone, then follow the below steps,
Step 1 Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
Step 2 Tap on the Compose button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Step 3 Now type the sender info, subject, and body of the email.
Step 4 Now, tap the location where you want to attach the photo or video, and a menu bar will appear. Or tap the left-facing arrowhead ( ) in the format bar above the keyboard to open the menu bar.
Step 6 In the menu bar, tap on the photo icon ( ).
Step 7 Choose the photo or video that you want to send with the email. You will see a preview of the photo, tap on the preview to attach it.
Step 8 Tap on the Send button on the upper right corner of the screen to send the email with the photo and/or video.
How to Take a Photo or Video to Insert into an Email
Sometimes you may need to quickly send a photo or video of something live over the mail. With the Mail app, you can click or record a video and directly send it to a recipient. To do this, follow the below steps,
Step 1 Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
Step 2 Tap on the Compose button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Step 3 Now enter the sender info, subject, and body of the email.
Step 4 Now, in the body of your email, tap the location where you want the live photo or video to be, or tap the left-facing arrowhead ( 
) in the format bar above the keyboard to open the menu bar.
Step 6 Tap on the camera icon ( 
) in the menu bar.
Step 7 Take a photo or record the video. You can tap on retake if you want to reshoot the picture or video.
Step 8 Tap on the Send button on the upper right corner of the screen to send the email with the photo and/or video.
How to Send Multiple Pictures from my iPhone as an Attachment?
Step 1 Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
Step 2 Long press and select the pictures you want to send.
Step 3 Tap on the Share button at the bottom left corner.
Step 4 Select the Mail app icon.
Step 5 Now enter the sender info, subject, and body of the email.
Step 6 Tap on Send.
How to Attach a Document to an Email
Emails are mostly sent for formal purposes and these might require you to attach documents. If you want to attach documents to email on iPhone then follow these steps,
Step 1 Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
Step 2 Tap on the Compose button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Step 3 Now enter the sender info, subject, and body of the email.
Step 4 Now tap the location in the body of your email where you want to attach the document or tap the left-facing arrowhead ( 
) in the format bar above the keyboard to open the menu bar.
Step 6 In the menu bar, tap on the attachment/document icon ( ).
Step 7 Choose the document/file that you want to send with the email. You will see a preview of the document, tap on the preview to attach it.
Step 8 Tap on the Send button in the upper right corner of the screen to send the email with the document.
How to Scan and Attach a Document to an Email
The Mail app on iPhone allows you to scan and attach a document if needed. This can be useful if you don’t have the document already saved on your iPhone. To scan and attach a document to an email, follow these steps,
Step 1 Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
Step 2 Tap on the Compose button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Step 3 Now type the sender info, subject, and body of the email.
Step 4 Now, tap the location where you want to attach the photo or video, and a menu bar will appear. Or tap the left-facing arrowhead ( ) in the format bar above the keyboard to open the menu bar.
Step 6 Tap on the Scan Document icon ( 
) in the menu bar.
Step 7 Now, position your iPhone so the entire document is visible on the screen, your iPhone will capture the page automatically. But if you want only a part of the page to be scanned, then you can manually capture it by pressing the (
) button. You use the flash by tapping on the (
) icon.
Step 8 You can scan additional pages if you want to, once you are done scanning, tap Save.
Step 9 You can make changes to the document if needed. Tap on the document to crop it, apply a filter, or rotate or delete it. To do any of these, tap on the respective icons,
- Crop the image: Tap (
). - Apply a filter: Tap (
). - Rotate the image: Tap (
). - Delete the scan: Tap (
).
).
).
).
).Step 10 After scanning and editing, tap on the Send button in the upper right corner of the screen to send the email with the document.
How to send a Drawing in your Email on iPhone
If you want to draw and attach the file to an email, then follow these steps,
Step 1 Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
Step 2 Tap on the Compose button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Step 3 Now type the sender info, subject, and body of the email.
Step 4 Now, in the body of your email, tap the location where you want to attach the drawing to open the menu bar. Or tap the left-facing arrowhead ( 
) in the format bar to open the menu bar.
Step 6 Tap on the draw icon ( 
) in the menu bar.
Step 7 You can draw anything with the tools available using your finger. After drawing, tap Done and then tap Insert Drawing.
Step 8 Tap on the Send button on the upper right corner of the screen to send the email with the drawing.
How to Send Photos or Attachments on iPhone – Takeaway
So, there you have it, you now know how to send photos or attachments on your iPhone. You also know how to take images or videos, scan documents and draw in email. These are simple and easy to do.
So next time you have only your iPhone, don’t worry about not being able to send photos or attachments through email. Below you find answers to some FAQs related to how to send photos or attachments on iPhone.
How to Send Photos or Attachments on iPhone – FAQs
How do I send multiple pictures from my iPhone as Text?
Step 1 Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
Step 2 Long press and select the pictures you want to send.
Step 3 Tap on the Share button at the bottom left corner.
Step 4 Select the Message app icon.
Step 5 Now enter the phone number.
Step 6 Tap on Send.
Check out our guide on How to Send Photos or Attachments on iPhone for more details.
What is the best way to send photos from an iPhone?
The best way to send photos from your iPhone would be to use the iCloud feature. For this, you will need to enable iCloud Photos in the Settings of your iPhone. Once it is enabled, you can share using iCloud from the Photos app on your iPhone. This is fast and easy as you can share iCloud links of the photos in an instant. Read our How to Send Photos or Attachments on iPhone for more details.
Why does my iPhone not send pictures as attachments?
Apple has changed how images work with the Mail app since iOS 14.2. Instead of images being sent as attachments, they are embedded in the body of the email. If you send multiple images, then the recipient can download all the pictures at once in the form of a .zip file.
While Apple did not provide any reason for the change, it embraces form over function. This new method of embedding images looks better but can cause inconveniences, especially in workplaces where ‘Plain Text Only’ emails are still a thing. If you don’t like this feature/change, there is not much you can do but change email apps for your iPhone.
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