01 Aug 2022
How To: Send an Image via E-Mail

Voice Head Office
Newcastle University
Sending a photo via email
Have you ever been asked to send a photo of your travel ticket to claim expenses? Or perhaps you’ve been asked to sign and share something ahead of a workshop or interview? It all seems easy enough, but after you’ve sent it you receive a message back saying your photo is too small or the quality isn’t good enough. What do we do to get passed this?
If you’re just being asked to sign something, the good news is you don’t need to worry about sending a photo back. You can add a digital signature without having to move seats. See our blog "How to create a Digital Signature".
When it comes to sending a picture of your receipts, read below.
Sending via a PC or Laptop
1. Take a photo of your receipts and upload to your PC or Laptop
2. Create a new email as you normally would.
3. When ready to attach your image, click the paperclip icon at the bottom of the message window.
4. Search for you picture, select it, and press “open”.
5. Your image is now attached and ready to go.
6. Press “send”.
Sending via an iPhone or iPad
1. Open your photos app.
2. Tap “select” at the top right corner and select the image(s) you want to share.
3. At the bottom left corner, you will see a square with an arrow pointing out of it. Click this to share your image.
4. You will then have to select how you would like this shared. Tap the mail icon to send it as an email.
5. A new email message will open, and the picture will be attached within the body of the text.
6. Enter the email address you would like to share this with in the text box next to “To:”
7. Once you are happy with your message, press the send icon in the top right corner of the message.
Sending via an Android phone or Tablet
1. Open your photos app.
2. Tap and hold on one of the photos you would like to share. This will cause checkboxes to appear on all your photos.
3. Tap all the photos you want to share to select them.
4. Once you have selected all of your images, tap the share button in the bottom left corner.
5. You will then have to select how you would like this shared. Tap the mail icon to send it as an email.
6. A new email message will open, and the picture will be attached within the body of the text.
7. Enter the email address you would like to share this with in the text box next to “To:”
8. Once you are happy with your message, press the send icon in the top right corner of the message.