<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
      type="topic" style="task"
      id="files-share">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="files#more-file-tasks"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="sharing"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="nautilus-connect"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.8.2" version="0.3" date="2013-05-11" status="review"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-23" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>

    <desc>Easily transfer files to your email contacts from the file
    manager.</desc>
  </info>

<title>Share files by email</title>

<comment>
  <cite date="2012-02-20">jim</cite>
  <p>If we get gnome-user-share integrated eventually, we should discuss
  or link that here.</p>
</comment>
<comment>
  <cite date="2013-05-11" href="mailto:mdhillca@gmail.com">mdhill</cite>
  <p>All functionality except email removed for 3.8 per Bug 680983.</p>
</comment>

<p>You can easily share files with your contacts by email directly from the
file manager.</p>

  <note style="important">
    <p>Before you begin, make sure <app>Evolution</app> or <app>Geary</app> is
    installed on your computer, and your email account is configured.</p>
  </note>

<steps>
  <title>To share a file by email:</title>
    <item>
      <p>Open the <app>Files</app> application from the
      <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview.</p>
    </item>
  <item><p>Locate the file you want to transfer.</p></item>
    <item>
      <p>Right-click the file and select <gui>Send to…</gui>. An email compose
      window will appear with the file attached.</p>
    </item>
  <item><p>Click <gui>To</gui> to choose a contact, or enter an email address
  where you want to send the file. Fill in the <gui>Subject</gui> and the body
  of the message as required and click <gui>Send</gui>.</p></item>
</steps>

<note style="tip">
  <p>You can send multiple files at once. Select multiple files by holding
  down <key>Ctrl</key> while clicking the files, then right-click any selected
  file.</p>
</note>

</page>