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Last updated on
May 14, 2024
You can send PDF files directly from Acrobat or Acrobat Reader using a webmail account like Gmail or Yahoo. To do so, you have to add a webmail account in Acrobat and allow access to the account while signing in from Acrobat for the first time.
Steps to send a PDF by email from Acrobat
Open the PDF in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader, and select Share > Send a link or attach this file to an email.
In the Send by Email dialog box, do one of the following:
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Choose your default email application - Microsoft Outlook (Windows), or Mail (macOS), and then select Next.
Choose your default email client
Choose your default email client Note:The Send as link switch is turned off by default. When turned on, a view-only link to the PDF will be added to the email body.
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Your default email client opens the email draft. Enter the recipient's email address and send.
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Select Webmail in the drop-down list and then select Add Gmail.
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Enter your email address in the Add New Gmail Account dialog box, then select OK. Enter the password when prompted in the browser window.
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Acrobat requests permission to access your Gmail contacts, manage drafts, and send emails. Select Allow in both the permission dialog boxes when prompted.
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The browser prompts you to return to Acrobat to complete the send mail workflow. Select Open Adobe Acrobat.
Open in Acrobat
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A draft email is displayed in a new browser window. Enter the recipient's email addresses and send.
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Select Webmail, and then select Add Other email address you use.
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Enter the email address, password, IMAP, SMTP settings in the Add Webmail Account dialog and click Add.
Add webmail details
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After the webmail is configured, select Next. In your webmail draft, enter the recipient's email address and send it.
Set your default email accounts in Acrobat
You can add, delete, or set your desired email account as default in Acrobat.
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Go to the hamburger menu (Windows), or Acrobat menu (macOS) > Preferences.
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Choose Email Accounts in the Categories. Do any of the following tasks:
- Set default email account: Choose an email account and select Make Default.
- Delete an email account: Choose an email account and select Delete.
- Add account: Select Add Account and enter the required information when prompted.
Add, delete, or set an email account as the default
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Select OK.
