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How to Send a PDF File via Text on iPhone

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December 14, 2023

If you want to attach a PDF to a text message, it's actually quite simple. You just need to have uploaded the file to your iCloud account so you can access it through the Files app. If you need to figure out how to text a PDF file, I'll walk you through the steps.

Why You'll Love This Tip

  • Learn how to attach a PDF file to a text message using the Files app.
  • Send PDF files via Messages, so you can easily share important documents and reading material.

How to Send a PDF via Text Message on iPhone

To attach a PDF File to a text message, you will need to have first uploaded the file to your iCloud account. There are a few ways to do this by either going directly to iCloud.com, log in with your Apple ID, and uploading the file there. Alternatively, you could use AirDrop or Email yourself the PDF and open it on your iPhone. Just be sure that when you open the file on your iPhone, you tap Save to Files. If you like tips about using your iPhone, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day! Here's how to send a PDF through text.

  1. First, open the Files app on your iPhone. First, open the Files app on your iPhone.
  2. Locate the file you'd like to attach to a text and tap it. Locate the file you'd like to attach to a text and tap it.
  3. Tap the Share button in the bottom left. Tap the Share button in the bottom left.
  4. Tap Messages. Tap Messages.
  5. Enter the name or number of the contact you'd like to send the PDF to. Enter the name or number of the contact you'd like to send the PDF to.
  6. Then, tap the blue Send button. Then, tap the blue Send button. 

And that's how you send a PDF file through text! It's fairly simple as long as you can quickly locate the file in the Files app.

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Rachel Needell

Rachel Needell is a Feature Writer at iPhone Life, and a poet and author. With 10-plus years of experience working with Apple devices, she specializes in all-things iPad and is a Notes App expert, having worked on both the 2023 iPad Guide and the Notes App Guide. You can usually find her writing in the Daily Tip newsletter as one of our senior Tip writers. Rachel received her Master’s degree in English Literature in 2021 and her most recent work appears in the Winter ’21 edition of New Note Poetry. When she’s not obsessing about Apple products, you can find her voraciously reading fantasy books with her cat in Asheville, North Carolina.
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