6 Simple Steps to Save an Email as a PDF on iPhone or iPad

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Print and save an email as a PDF, straight from your iPhone or iPad
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This wikiHow teaches you how to save a message from the iPhone or iPad Mail app as a PDF file.

Quick Steps to Save an Email as a PDF

Open the email you want to save as a PDF, then tap the share button at the bottom of the screen. Tap Print , then tap the share button in the upper-right corner. Tap Save to Files , then select the folder you want to save the PDF in. Tap Save in the upper-right corner to save the email as a PDF.

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    It's the blue icon with a white envelope that's usually on the home screen.
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    It's at the bottom of the screen. A menu will expand.
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    It's at the bottom of the menu. This opens the “Printer Options” screen.
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    To zoom, place two fingers together on the small image of the message, then spread those fingers apart on the screen. The message now appears as PDF pages.
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    It's at the top-right corner of the screen. This saves the email message as a PDF to the selected folder.
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      1. Open Mail .
      2. Tap the message.
      3. Tap the left-pointing arrow.
      4. Tap Print .
      5. Zoom in on the thumbnail.
      6. Tap the sharing icon.
      7. Tap Save to Files .
      8. Select a folder.
      9. Tap Add .

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