Send a PDF by email from Acrobat

Before you begin

Acrobat now has an improved interface as displayed. If you see a different experience, refer to help for the previous interface.

In the new experience, the tools appear on the left side of the screen.

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.

Send your PDF file by email
Send your PDF file by email

In the Send by Email dialog box, do one of the following:

Set your default email accounts in Acrobat

You can add, delete, or set your desired email account as default in Acrobat.

  1. Go to the hamburger menu (Windows), or Acrobat menu (macOS) > Preferences.

  2. 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 default
    Add, delete, or set an email account as the default

  3. Select OK.

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