Sending one photograph to one person

Send a single photograph to somebody, from wherever you happen to be standing, in four presses.

There is a single button, on every phone and every computer made in the last ten years, that means “send this somewhere”. Once you can recognize it, half the difficulty disappears.

Key points

• Recognize the Share button wherever it appears
• Send one photograph to one person in four presses
• Add a picture to a conversation you are already having
• Back out of a share at any point, with nothing sent and nothing to undo

What to remember

• Share, then the person, then Send. The middle bit changes; the shape never does.
• Share opens a question. Send answers it. There is always a step between the two.
• From Photos, press Share. From Messages, press the little camera or the plus. They meet in the middle.

Try this

Send one photograph to somebody today, with no message attached to it. A picture on its own, out of nowhere, is one of the nicest things anybody gets.

Practice: Sending one photograph to one person. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.

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