Do you want to know how to send images by email through gmail? There are many easy and better ways to send images through gmail. In this article, I am going to show you all the possible ways that allow you to send images using gmail. so please read this article to the end to know all the methods completely and clearly.
If you want to send images on gmail, you must have a gmail account and you should be able to send gmail. For that, please read how to create a new gmail account and how to send emails from gmail.
how to send photos via email via gmail?
video tutorial: 5 awesome ways to send gmail images via email
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1. using the insert photo option
gmail offers a direct option to insert a photo into your email message. when you have a photo on your computer, you can follow this procedure.
- open any browser on your computer and go to gmail. log in to your gmail account by providing email id and password.
- After successful login, click the “compose” option available on the top left. then a compose mail window will appear in the bottom right corner.
- Enter the recipient and subject in their respective sections and at the bottom of that window, you’ll find some options for attachments. among them, click on the “insert photo” option.
- A window will appear to insert photos with options such as photos, albums, upload and web address. choose the “upload” option by clicking on it. then it shows the option “choose photos to upload”. click it.
- then a window will appear. Navigate your computer through that window and choose the photos to upload.
- After uploading, the photo will be in the compose section. later, click the “send” option available at the bottom of the compose window.
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2. how to email images using image url
if your image is stored on the internet and you have the url of that image, then you can send the image using the url. Follow the steps below to email images using the url.
- first, go to gmail and log in to your gmail account using the credentials.
- click on the “compose” option available at the top left. then a compose window will appear. click on the “insert image” option.
- a window will appear with options such as photos, albums, upload and web address (url). choose the “web address” option by clicking on it. then you will find a column to paste the image url.
- Copy the url of the image and paste it into the column. then the image will be seen in the compose section. You can also add multiple images following the same procedure.
- Make sure you have provided the recipient and subject of the email, and then click the “send” option.
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3. use attachment
You can use the “attach file” feature to attach images to your text message as a file. it is the best method to send photos or any other files using gmail.
- Open gmail and click the “compose” option.
- A compose window will appear. click on the “attach file” option available in the bottom menu.
- a window will appear allowing you to choose the file (images) by browsing through that window. after choosing the image, it will be automatically added to your mail and will be visible in the compose section.
- Be sure to add the recipient’s address and the subject of your email. Finally, click on the “send” option available in the bottom menu.
4. use drag and drop
gmail supports drag and drop. you can insert images in the message field without using the “insert photo” option.
- go to gmail and open the compose mail section by clicking on the “compose” option.
- in parallel, on your computer, open the folder from which want to add images to your mail. choose the photo or several photos by clicking on them. just hold and drag images to the compose section using your mouse or trackpad.
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5. how to email images using google drive
using google drive is the best option for sending multiple photos or larger files. you can also use cloud backup services like idrive (75% off link).
If you want to use google drive, you need to configure google drive and know some details about google drive. for that,
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after reading the above articles you will get a good idea about google drive. you can share photos directly from google drive. You can also copy the photo url from google drive and paste it into gmail message field. or you can also use the “insert from google drive” option found in the gmail compose box shown in the screenshot below.
then a window will appear showing you all available files in your google drive. choose the images you want to add to your email and click “insert” to insert the image. or if you want to add the google drive link to the selected image, click the “drive link” option.
That’s it, the image will be attached to your email and will be displayed in the body section of the email compose window. Fill in the recipient’s address and add the subject to your email. Finally, click the “send” option to send images by email successfully.
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conclusion
sending photos through gmail is a very easy task and it is done in many ways. Depending on your convenience, you can choose any of the methods discussed in this article to attach and email images. If you want to email large images or multiple images, attaching the file from google drive will be the best option.
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