Add email attachments in Mail on iPad

In the Mail app , you can attach photos, videos, and documents to an email. You can also scan a paper document and send it as a PDF attachment, or draw directly in an email and send the drawing as an attachment. Depending on the file size, the attachment might appear inline with the text in the email or as at the end of the email.

A draft email being composed with options for adding attachments visible above the keyboard. There are options for editing text, inserting images and photos, inserting a saved file, or drawing in the email.

Attach a photo, video, or document to an email

You can attach and send documents, videos, and photos in your emails for recipients to easily download and save.

Tap in the email where you want to insert the attachment, then do one of the following:
- Attach a document: Tap above the keyboard, then locate the document in Files.
  In Files, tap Browse or Recent, then tap a file, location, or folder to open it.
- Attach a saved photo or video: Tap above the keyboard, tap Photo Library , then choose a photo or video.
- Take a new photo or video and attach it to the email: Tap above the keyboard, tap Take Photo or Video, then take a new photo or video. Tap Use Photo or Use Video to insert it into your email, or tap Retake if you want to reshoot it.

Note: If your file exceeds the maximum size allowed by your email account, follow the onscreen instructions to send it using Mail Drop. See the Apple Support article Mail Drop limits.

Scan and attach a document to an email

You can scan a paper document and send it as a PDF.

Tap in the email where you want to insert the scanned document, tap above the keyboard, then tap .
Position iPad so that the document page appears on the screen—iPad automatically captures the page.
To capture the page manually, tap or press a volume button. To turn the flash on or off, tap .
Scan additional pages, then tap Save when you’re done.
To make changes to the saved scan, tap it, then do any of the following:
- Crop the image: Tap .
- Apply a filter: Tap .
- Rotate the image: Tap .
- Delete the scan: Tap .

Create and attach a drawing to your email

You can draw in an email to demonstrate ideas that are hard to put into words. Your drawing is added to the email as an attachment for recipients to view and download.

Tap in the email where you want to insert a drawing, then tap above the keyboard to show the Markup toolbar.
Choose a drawing tool and color, then write or draw with your finger.
See Draw in apps with Markup on iPad.
When you’re finished, tap Done, then tap Insert Drawing.

To resume work on a drawing, tap the drawing in the email, then tap .

See Annotate email attachments on iPad.

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Add email attachments in Mail on iPad

Attach a photo, video, or document to an email

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