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iPhone User Guide

Send files from the Files app on iPhone

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 iPhone.

  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.

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 iPhone.

  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 iPhone.

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

  3. Tap 👁 the More button
    at the top of the screen, then tap Scan Documents.

Tip: If the files or folders you want to share are stored in iCloud Drive, you can invite others to view or edit their contents—you don’t need to send them copies.

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