Use Markup to Add a Drawing to an Email on iPhone

Apple's Mail app just keeps getting better. You can attach a document to an email, send multiple photos, and use a feature called Markup to create a quick, simple drawing and insert it into an email on your iPhone. So, if you’ve been dying to send your masterful iPhone works of art (AKA drawings) through email, now you can. Here’s how to create, insert, and send a Markup drawing in an email on your iPhone.

Why You'll Love This Tip

• Make a sketch or drawing in Markup and send it in the Mail app on your iPhone and iPad.
• Use a variety of Markup tools and colors to create your Markup drawing.

How to Insert a Markup Drawing into an Email

Want to learn how to add a sketch or drawing to an email? It's fairly quick and easy once you know the right steps. Here's how to draw in an email with Markup.

1. Open the Mail app.
2. Tap the New Message icon.
3. Prepare your email as usual with the recipient’s address, subject, and body text. You can also add a photo if you want.
4. Touch and hold the screen for a few seconds, then let go. Before inserting your drawing, make sure the blinking cursor is where you want the drawing to go.
5. Options will pop up, such as Paste, Select, and Select All. Tap the arrow next to the last option.
6. Tap Insert Drawing.
7. Your iPhone will open up a drawing canvas, and you can create your Markup drawing using the Markup tools.
8. When you’re finished, tap the more icon.
9. Tap Done.
10. Tap Insert Drawing again.
11. When you’re done preparing your email, tap the Send icon.