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Email pdf vs sending a link
I want to email a pdf from drop box. It sends a link rather than sending the pdf. The corporation I am sending to will not let them open the link. How do I send the file rather than sending a link to the file?
You cant send direct from Dropbox.
You need to download it first
- Except if you read the thread you'd see it wasnt a Dropbox restriction but an Apple one - and one that was changed over a year ago so it is possible to now do.
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- Ok finally, you can do it but you need to use iOS Mail to send the attachment.
Here are the instructions...
https://thesweetsetup.com/how-to-attach-a-file-from-dropbox-to-an-ios-email/ that was easy from my desktop (MacOS High Sierra 10.13.3), but my iphone didn't allow me to "share as pdf"
Easy, just open drop box from file, please see the screen cuts attached, thanks
Ive been having the same issue. When wanting to attach a PDF FILE in Outlook, works great on my iPad but wants to send the Dropbox LINK instead of the PDF.
- Rich
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Bobmaas wrote:
Ive been having the same issue. When wanting to attach a PDF FILE in Outlook, works great on my iPad but wants to send the Dropbox LINK instead of the PDF.
That's a change that Microsoft made and is out of Dropbox's control. If you open a file in Dropbox and Export it to Outlook, you can still attach a file, but if you initiate the email in Outlook and try to attach a file from Dropbox, Outlook will only give you the Link option.
- Open pdf in adobe reader for iPhone
Then select âopen inâ icon
Share files
Share flatten
Then choose your email app
The pdf remains on Dropbox memory! And itâs emailed - Thank you for the tip. Even better I am reintroduced to the Adobe app which is awesome now! I am recieving pdfâs that need signing constantly from work and need to send back.
So now I save it to ...
-Dropbox
-Open Adobe
-Find PDF in Dropbox via Adobe
-Sign, date add notes (whatever)
-Save it
-Select Share and as Ebuyer stated choose âFlattenâ
-Email as as an attachment!
Awesome and thank you Ebuyer! - Well no
Open Dropbox
Open your pdf
Select open with
Choose adobe reader
:adobe reader opens with pdf loaded you can sign here if you like or fill in ( to sign or fill in - press any empty space and release - youâll get
Note rext freehand
Note - is a post it
Text - fill in
Freehand - to sign
( to sign with freehand , make your mark , then save .... now tap your mark and choose thickness - I prefer the smallest thickness - then your mak looks like your dignities !.... you can move it any where on the page but not across pages ( you have to repeat the freehand on new page) )
Select open in
Select share file
Select flattened
Choose email app
Send ....
( - Yep absolutely you can do it as I described. More than one to get things done.
I just did it đ - Did you sort this problem out. I have the same issue
