Start in the blue Mail app and tap inside the message area.
Open the blue Mail app (white envelope icon) and start or reply to an email. Then tap once inside the blank white message area so the keyboard pops up.
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Blue Mail icon (white envelope), then blank message body
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Start in the blue Mail app and tap inside the message box!”
👉 Try it now: Open the blue Mail app and tap inside the message body of your email draft.
💡 Helpful Note: Can’t spot Mail? Swipe down from the center of your phone screen (not from the top of the phone, which opens shortcut icons instead of Search) to search “Mail”.
Tap the attachment icon (or ‹ arrow) right above the keyboard.
Look at the gray bar sitting directly on top of your keyboard letters. On the right side of that bar, you’ll see a Photo icon and a Paperclip/Document icon (or tap the ‹ arrow on the right to reveal them).
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Icons sitting right above the top row of keyboard letters
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Look right above the keyboard letters on the right!”
👉 Try it now: Spot the icons sitting right above the keyboard in Mail.
💡 Helpful Note: Alternatively, you can double-tap inside the white email body and slide the black pop-up bubble left to tap 'Insert Photo' or 'Add Document'.
Tap the blue upward arrow (↑) at the top-right to send.
When your attachment is in the email and the recipient’s address is filled in at the top, tap the blue circle with the upward arrow (↑) in the top-right corner to send it!
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Blue ↑ Send circle in the top-right corner
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Tap the blue ↑ arrow at top right—whoosh, sent!”
👉 Try it now: Check where the blue Send arrow sits in the top-right corner.
💡 Helpful Note: If the blue ↑ arrow is grayed out, check that you typed an email address in the 'To:' line at the top.