Sharing photos from your iPhone to a Windows Computer

This short guide is a reference tool to help refresh your knowledge or practise what you have learned in the Sharing photos from your iPhone to a Windows Computer online video course, including:

Sending a photo from your iPhone using Gmail

Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
At the bottom of the screen, ensure All is selected to view all your photos.
Choose the photo you want to send and tap on it to open it in full screen.
At the bottom left of the photo, tap the Share icon. It looks like a square with an arrow.
The photo will have a small blue tick, which shows it’s selected. You can swipe left or right and tap to select additional photos.
When ready, tap the Gmail icon from the share options. If you don’t see it, swipe left or right through the options to find it.
The Gmail app will open with a new email draft and the photo attached.
In the To field, type your Gmail address to send the photo to yourself.
Add a subject if you wish, and tap the blue Send arrow.

Open Gmail in your web browser on your computer and find the email you sent to yourself. It should be at the top of your inbox, marked from me.
Click on the email to open it and preview the attached photo.
Right-click on the photo and select Open image in new tab to view the full-size image.
Right-click on the photo again and choose Save image as….
In the File Explorer panel, choose where to save the photo. For example, the Pictures folder.
Type a name for the photo in the File name box and click Save.
To confirm the photo has been saved, open File Explorer and click on the Pictures folder to view it.