How To Send Multiple Pictures in an Email Easily

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How to Send Multiple Pictures in Email

Want to know how to send multiple pictures in an email? It’s a convenient way to share memories, documents, or important visuals with friends, family, or colleagues. Whether you’re using a desktop or a mobile app, it’s pretty straightforward.

I’ll show you a few different methods below, so let’s jump right in!

How To Send Multiple Pictures in an Email on Desktop

You can send several photos in an email through a zipped folder or individually.

Send as a Zipped Folder

Here are the steps:

  1. Select all the pictures you want.
Select pictures
  1. Right-click on them, tap Send to and select the compressed (zipped) folder.
Compressed (zipped) folder.
  1. Name it and hit Enter.
Name the Zipped folder
  1. Open Gmail and click on “Compose” to start a new email.
Compose email
  1. Click on the “Attach files” button (paperclip icon).
Paperclip icon
  1. Select the zipped folder or enter the name, then hit Open.
Select the Zipped folder
  1. The folder will be automatically attached to your new email draft. Tap Send.
Pictures will be attached

Send Multiple Individual Photos

Follow the below steps:

  1. Open Gmail and click on “Compose” to start a new email.
  2. Click on the “Attach files” button (paperclip icon).
  3. Long press Ctrl and tap on the pictures you want to send. Click “Open” to attach them to your email.
Select the pictures
  1. Now, hit send.
Photos attached

How To Send Multiple Pictures in an Email on Mobile

Alternatively, you can also use your phone for this. Here are the two methods:

Follow the below steps:

  1. Select the pictures you want to send. Most gallery apps allow you to select multiple photos by long-pressing one photo and tapping on the others.
Select photos
  1. Tap the “Share” icon and choose your Gmail from the sharing options.
Tap the Share button
  1. The selected pictures will be automatically attached to a new email draft. Add recipient and subject, and tap Send.
Tap send

Send Directly from Email

Here’s what to do:

  1. Open your email client app and tap Compose.
Compose email
  1. Tap the attachment icon (paperclip sign). It might appear at the top or the bottom of the screen.
Tap the attachment icon
  1. Long-press on one photo to select it, then tap the rest that you want to send. Tap Insert.
Select photos
  1. Your pictures will be attached to your draft. Tap Send.
Send

So, now you know how to send multiple pictures in an email. Whether you’re sharing vacation photos, work-related images, or something else, your recipients will receive everything you intend to share. Additionally, if you want to send group emails on Gmail and Outlook, we’ve got you covered.

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