Email, Messaging, & Video Calls Email How to Send a Picture in Gmail Add inline images to enhance your message by Heinz Tschabitscher Writer A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. our editorial process Heinz Tschabitscher Updated on December 13, 2020 reviewed by Jon Fisher Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. our review board Article reviewed on Oct 06, 2020 Jon Fisher Tweet Share Email Email Gmail Yahoo! Mail What to Know Gmail on the desktop: Compose a message, and then drag and drop the picture from your computer to the desired position in the email. Or, position the cursor where you want the image to appear and select Insert Photo > Inline. Select your photo and click Insert. Gmail app: Tap the paperclip and select Attach file. Choose the photos you want to send. Pictures are sent inline by default. This article explains how to add an inline image to a Gmail email message so that the image appears in the body of the email. Instructions cover Gmail on the desktop and the Gmail mobile app for iOS and Android. How to Send a Picture in Gmail To add an image or photo inline to an email you are composing in Gmail on the web with a desktop browser: Make sure the message you are composing is open and visible. Use the double-sided arrow at the top right of the composition window to make the working area larger. Drag and drop the picture from its folder on your computer to the desired position in the message. You also can paste the image at the desired location in the email from the clipboard using Control+V (for Windows and Linux) or Command+V (for Mac). How to Send a Picture From the Web or Google Photos in Gmail To use an image you found on the web or to upload one from your computer if you don't want to use drag and drop: Position the text cursor where you want the image to appear. Click the Insert Photo icon in the formatting toolbar. Select Inline next to Insert images to have the pictures appear inside the email. Choose As attachment to send the photo as an attachment. To upload an image from your computer, click Upload > Choose photos to upload and open the desired graphic. Images you uploaded from your computer remain available in the Insert image dialog box while you compose the message (but not for other emails). To insert a picture from Google Photos, go to the Photos tab and select the image you want to include. In the Albums tab, photos are organized the same way as in your Google Photos albums. To use an image found on the web, go to the Web Address (URL) tab. Enter the image's URL next to Paste an image URL here. Images from the web appear inline with the message. These images are never sent as attachments. Any recipient who has remote images blocked won't see the image. Click Insert. How to Send a Picture Using the Gmail App To send a photo on Gmail using the iOS or Android app: While composing a message or reply, tap the attachment paperclip icon (📎) and select Attach file from the menu that appears. Select the photos you want to send. In iOS, Gmail needs access to Photos. To enable Photos, open the Settings app and tap Gmail > Allow Gmail to Access. By default, the picture is sent inline. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit