Saving a file

[AccessShell]

I emailed an attachment to me for use on my iPhone 15. I have read many examples of copying the attachment. None work. I keep coping the entire email, not just the attachment. The screens, I am supposed to navigate to, do not display what I need. Also, I usually cannot find the saved file, but when I do the file shows an envelope, which means I copied the entire email, not just the attachment.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[J. A.]

Welcome to iPhone Forums!

Which app do you use? Is it the built in Mail app, or a different one?

 

[AccessShell]

The built in mail app. I can find the email. I can see the attachment. Some web sites, suggest share, some save to file.

 

[ThatTechyGuy]

I would probably save to files then go into the files app, and copy it from there into whatever you need.

 

[AccessShell]

That just saves the entire email

 

[J. A.]

It shouldn‘t save the entire email.

Do you open the file in the Mail app, before saving it to Files?

 

[AccessShell]

yes

 

[AccessShell]

well I think it does, because if I can find the saved file, it has an icon of an envelope next to it