Wondering how you can send more than one photo in an email? Curious what format screenshot attachments will have on an iPhone? Find out here how to attach a photo to an email on your iPhone.
First, Lay Bare the Roots
Get rid of as much soil and substrate from the pot when you plant (or re-plant) a tree, shrub or flower.
Scary though it may seem, it helps the plant find a new solid home if you
- leave everything overground undisturbed (safe dead branches, of course) and
- free, untangle and cut the root system so it can spread horizontally
as much in contact with the new soil as possible.
All right. I found that terrifying, too.
Now, let’s plant pictures in emails. Nothing to lay bare here:
How to Attach a Photo to an Email on an iPhone
Starting from iPhone Mail (Easy)
Time needed: 3 minutes
To attach a picture to an email you are composing in Mail on an iPhone:
- Position the text cursor where you want the picture attachment to appear in the email.
Starting from the picture: You can also start with an image, of course; see below.
- Tap the pictures symbol in the toolbar above the keyboard.
How to get access: If you do not see the buttons initially in the toolbar (and text autocorrect suggestions), swipe left over those suggestions.
Context menu: You can also tap and hold the point where you want to insert the image and select Insert Photo or Video from the menu that appears. - Now tap All Photos.
Recents: You can also pick from your most recently taken pictures, of course, under Recent Photos.
- Tap the picture you want to insert.
Finding: You can switch to the Albums tab to browse your folders or use the Photos, People, Places… search bar to find images.
- Now tap Choose.
- Continue composing the email and eventually send it.
- When you are prompted to compress images, pick the desired image size.
Add a picture to every email: How to Add an Image to Your iPhone Email Signature
Starting from Photos (Versatile)
To send images using iPhone Mail from Photos:
- Find and select the images you want to send as email attachments in Photos.
More than one: You can select multiple images and attach them all in one go. - Tap the share button.
- Select Mail to start a new email with the images already inserted.
Copy and paste: if you have already started an email in iPhone Mail, select Copy Photos instead, then paste the images in the email in iPhone Mail.
How to Attach a Photo to an Email on an iPhone: FAQ
Can I prevent an image from being inserted inline in the email?
No.
iPhone Mail will always insert the picture inline where you put it in the message.
The recipient’s email program need not display the image inline, of course. You can also make sure to
- insert picture attachments al the very bottom of the message
(and below our iPhone email signature perhaps) to move them out of the way of the email’s text.
Can I insert multiple images in one go?
Yes, partially.
To insert multiple images in iPhone Mail:
- Use Recent Photos.
“All Photos”: Inserting multiple photos only works for images in Recent Photos; under All Photos, you can always only insert one photo at a time - Tap all photos you want to insert.
As an alternative, you can use start from Photos (see above).
How can I remove an image from an email?
To delete a photo you have inserted into an email you are composing in iPhone Mail:
- Highlight the image you want to remove.
Here’s how: Tap and hold the image, for example. - Tap ⌫ (Backspace) on the keyboard.
In what format will the photos be attached?
iPhone screenshots will be sent as PNG files while photos are attached in JPEG format, both irrespective of their content.
(How to attach a photo to an email on an iPhone tested with iOS 16–17; first published March 2024, last updated August 2024)