# iPhone and pictures: how to send pic as file?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-and-pictures-how-to-send-pic-as-file/1010392>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 18, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-and-pictures-how-to-send-pic-as-file/1010392 "2024-11-18T09:17:57Z")\
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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:** [November 18, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-and-pictures-how-to-send-pic-as-file/1010392/1 "2024-11-18T09:17:57Z")

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When I take a picture on my iPhone and forward it to my desktop by e-mail, the pic is reproduced in the body of the e-mail. It doesn’t go as a file and I can’t figure out how to save it as a file on my desktop.

What am I doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-and-pictures-how-to-send-pic-as-file/1010392/2 "2024-11-18T10:04:41Z")

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Rght click on the pic and it should give you an option to save as a file.

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**Author:** ![md-2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@md-2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md-2000)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-and-pictures-how-to-send-pic-as-file/1010392/3 "2024-11-18T13:27:19Z")

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(Left) Click on the picture itself once. If you look closely, you should see tiny squares in the corners of the picture indicating it is the focus of the cursor. Now you can right-click and “save as picture…”

At least, that works with MS Outlook.

If it’s an iPhone picture in HEIC you can then open with MSPaint and “save as” JPG.

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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:** [November 18, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-and-pictures-how-to-send-pic-as-file/1010392/4 "2024-11-18T14:09:30Z")

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Thanks. Will try these suggestions.