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iPad User Guide

Send files from the Files app on iPad

You can send a copy of any file to others. If you have a document you want to send that isn’t digitized, you can scan it with the Files app first.

Send a file

  1. Go to the Files app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, then tap Share.

    Tip: To send a smaller version of the file, tap Compress before you tap Share, touch and hold the compressed version of the file (identified as a ZIP file), then tap Share.

  3. Choose an option for sending (for example, AirDrop, Messages, or Mail), then tap Send.

If the files or folders you want to share are stored in iCloud Drive, you can also invite others to collaborate on files with you—allowing them to view or edit the contents.

Tip: You can also send files from the Files app by dragging. Open a Mail or Messages window next to the Files window, select one or more items in Files, then drag your selection into a message. See Change the layout of windows.

Reply to a received document

If you save an attachment from the Mail app, you can quickly reply to the email and optionally return the attachment.

  1. Go to the Files app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Touch and hold the file you want to reply to, then tap “Reply to.”

Scan a document

  1. Go to the Files app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Open the location or folder where the document you want to scan is located.

  3. Tap 👁 the More button
    ,     then tap Scan Documents.

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