# HOw do I e-mail a document from my Chromebook?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-document-from-my-chromebook/944725>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 21, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-document-from-my-chromebook/944725 "2021-06-21T00:34:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-document-from-my-chromebook/944725/1 "2021-06-21T00:34:10Z")

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I’ve got a document that I’ve created with Google docs on my Chromebook. I want to send it to someone, but I can’t figure out how.

I open Gmail, start an e-mail, and click on the little paper-clip. I open MyDrive, and all the Docs are shaded. I can’t select them to attach. There are pdfs in the MyDrive, and they’re not shaded; I can attach them. Clicking on the little blue icon for my Doc doesn’t unshade it.

What am I doing wrong? There must be a way to attach a Doc to a gmail?

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**Author:** ![TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thegunismightierthanthepen/32/2981_2.png) [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-document-from-my-chromebook/944725/2 "2021-06-21T01:00:01Z")

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In your Gmail draft window, don’t click on the paper clip, instead, click on the triangle thingy that looks like the recycling symbol, and it will present a list of documents from your Google Drive that you can attach to the email.

[![](https://i.imgur.com/jDiAcuC.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/jDiAcuC.png)