Is there any way to attach documents (other than photos in the camera roll / photo library) to email I send? I mean documents (pdfs, etc) that sit in 3rd party apps such as Good Reader, Air Sharing, etc.
I *do not* want to email the docs from inside the said 3rd party apps since most of the time I am attaching docs to replies. I cannot reply from inside the 3rd party app.
Thanks in advance.
macbook pro 2007, Mac OS X (10.6.7), iPhone 3GS and 4, iOS4.3
Cumbersome sounds like an understatement.
It really is a deficiency. I was trying to do that the other day for somebody who needed a PDF from me. I wanted to be able to send it as an attachment in the reply.
I think iPhones need a "media" area from which any file can as attachments can be selected, like in Android.
doug
Doug Lerner2 wrote:
I think iPhones need a "media" area from which any file can as attachments can be selected, like in Android.
Submit your feedback requesting this feature directly to Apple using the appropriate link on the Feedback page:
use the app docs to go, in this app you can import any type of file (.doc,pdf,txt, ppt any file ) once you have imported go to the app from iphone and select the file and select option send as email .. there you go.
Cheers.
Thanks, but that will not work for me since I want to attach the files to emails I am replying to.
1. I am replying to a message (from the mail app) and I want to attach a file that sits in say Docs2Go , or
2. I am in the Docs2Go, copy the file then go the mail app and paste it in my email.
Obviously 1 doesn't work, and if I try 2, the file doesn't make it to the mail app. When I select paste, it doesn't paste the file but whatever text I copied before. I always assumed it must be either a iOS limitation or on purpose. It works however for photos, so why shouldn't it work for files sitting in other apps.
It is hard to beleve that nobody needs such a basic functionality, My current approach is a 2-step approach: reply and say "attachment with next mail", then send the file from with Docs2Go. This is very annoying. Not really a way to do business.
Download Ibooks for free from the app store.
Once this is installed you can tap on the PDF to open in iBooks,
The app auto takes you to iBook and opens the PDF.
You then touch the PDF and a list of icons appear.
Touch the email icon and then follow your nose..
Hi Lawrence.
I bought 6 iPads last week for my firm. We open a lot of,PDFs for what we do.
We could not open PDF nor forward them on etc.
When googling for answers for PDF to email this is the default post that appears in google.
We found how to do add PDF to email and it is through iBooks.
So two points for you to reflect on.
1. You are wrong in your reply as we can do what we want with iBooks, until you try it, don't comment,
2. If I choose to reply to a post that is 10 years old or 1 hour old, it is up to me, you have no right, or authority to comment on how I choose to reply.
3. I would of expected you would understand etiquette.
4. Have a good day.
Regards
Dan
With a little lateral thinking...
in Mail app do a reply to THEN copy the reply formatted text.
NEXT go to iBooks and select your PDF and export in email but before you send, you can do the necessary edits and paste the Reply-to formatted text.
Incidentally Lawrence I'm happy to have found this post now even months later as I usually use iPad and Goodreader, but I had need to use an iPhone to send an email with attachment that I have to transfer from my computer first - no web access and no tethering capability on the iPhone.
So I will use the iBook method rather than pay for iPhone version of Goodreader.
Personally I love GoodReader as you can attach multiple files and file formats. Well worth the time to explore how to use it's many useful features.
I'm pretty sure someone else will be glad find these posts in the months to come.
Dan181,
I agree with Anakowi - I also found your reply quite a bit after you posted it, but it was the info that I needed - thanks!
Using iBooks was an interesting answer. Involved a bit of going back & forth with the body copy & email addresses, but I was able to reply to an email and attach a pdf, which is just what I needed to do.
A bit cumbersome perhaps, but it worked.
Doug Lerner2 wrote:
I have done that already, several times. It's basically a black hole, but I submit there.
Lots of what amounts to campaigns of feedback have been submitted and changes have been made. Just because Apple doesn't implement a change you want hardly means they don't read them. All it means is that, for reasons they have not shared with you (and they say they won't), they have not implemented it.
Personally, I suspect it's a security issue. The current sandboxing set up would make what you're suggesting difficult.
Doug Lerner2 wrote:
But you do admit it makes work flow cumbersome from an iOS device, right?
doug
It's not something that I have ever needed to do from an iOS device. I don't quite understand why sending a new email instead of a reply is a big deal, either. But, that's just me. Not for me to judge other people's workflows.
Best of luck.
Typically one replies to a mail, and all the cc'd people, with the same subject.
I guess if it is not obvious why the work-around via iBooks is incredibly cumbersome (like 10 steps instead of 1) to accomplish a reply to everybody, it's hard to explain to somebody who doesn't see it. And then there are other file types as well, beside PDF.
doug
As I said, not something I need to do. And I'm rarely in such a hurry that a few more one second steps would be a problem for me. Also, I don't use iBooks for PDFs. I generally use PDF Expert or Goodreader. For my purposes, iBooks is limiting. I need to annotate and occasionally sign.
One second steps?
Hmm... Clearly we are in a different level of expertise of being able to switch back and forth between apps and select, copy and paste.
I would bet to an objective 3rd party observer that the Android way of simply touching the attachment icon (like we do in Mail on our Macs) is clearly the most intuitive and by far the simplest. I can't imagine anyone arguing that the iOS way is actually better.
And when you get to documents other than PDF, what do we do then? Try to find yet another app for those? And switch between 3 or more apps if you need to attach multiple kinds of documents. Seriously?
doug
I see that you're suggesting the way to inspire Apple to implement improvements to i-device interface issues is via the feedback link. However, THIS discussion is still the platform for exploring solutions and WHY they are needed.
I have considered moving to Android BUT I have invested many years and $ into my Apple workflow, of which my iPad and iPhone are an integral part. I intend to hang in there and hope.
It's debatable that the i-devices are not intended for professional workflows BUT the fact is that many people use them precisely this way and they fit a niche that (in my case) a laptop wouldn't. I WANT improved file management and seamless data exchange between apps on the device.
There are workarounds of course but I agree with Doug - it's cumbersome. I am one of the rather significant percentage of population in the world that doen't have decent mobile internet access on tap 24/7 - so doing my data exchange via cloud, in and out of various apps is a pain.
I'm facing the same issue. Went from BBry to iPhone - BIG mistake. Being away from my business a lot, I bought a device I thought will help me run my business, instead I got the teenager's social networking $800 crap. When choosing the iPhone, I've been reading how it will improve business flow, etc. Never in a million years could I think that this simple (I'd dare to say - BASIC) option is opted out. I simply cannot understand that the most sold device(s) is such a business failure.
File manager and the e-mail client that supports adding multiple attachments (other than pics and video) is crucial for anyone trying to have a business communication. Write to Apple on several occasions with no response whatsoever.
Honestly, I think dropping it and switching back to BBry or Android/Win device is the only way. HUGE dissapointmet for big $$$. To me it is today just nicely designed cell phone, nowhere near being a smartphone.
Attach PDF (or any document) to email.
