Send Word attachment on iPhone?

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Send Word attachment on iPhone?

Can I add a Pages or Word or PDF document as an attachment on iPhone3G?
I need to write a document on my laptop when abroad and then send it via my iPhone (I am often in remote areas away from wi fi). Can I email the Word or PDF to myself, download on iPhone then forward to another person by email? Or bluetooth the PDF to iPhone from the laptop, then attach it?
If so, how?

iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 3.1.2

Posted on Oct 13, 2009 1:05 PM

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Answer 1

wjosten

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Oct 13, 2009 1:20 PM in response to AndyPeardrop

Yes, you can send yourself email with the attachment to your phone & forward it from that point. There are also apps in the app store that will do the same thing. You might want to look at them. QuickOffice is one.
Your problem may be your wifi provider, as many disable smtp.

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paulcb

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Oct 13, 2009 1:25 PM in response to AndyPeardrop

Yes, you can email it to your iPhone from your Laptop, but if you can email from your laptop, why not just email it to the final recipient from your laptop without going through you iPhone?

If you're in a remote area with no wifi, you obviously won't be able to email it from your laptop to your iPhone, unless your laptop has a cellular service.

You can't BT the doc over. With no connection to your laptop, you may be able to sync the doc over via iTunes, i.e. email, notes or Calendar, depending on the length of the doc.

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Answer 3

AndyPeardrop Author

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Oct 14, 2009 9:40 AM in response to paulcb

I didn't know that I couldn't bluetooth a Doc from my laptop to my iPhone. Thank you for that. Seems like wifi from my laptop is the best option. And when unable to find a wifi point (I go to some fairly remote places), I'll have to write a long email on my iPhone.

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