For those of you with an iOS device (iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad) that needs to attach their own video to email for instructional purposes, the good folk at Lifehacker has your solution for you. In order to do this you need an email account and an iOS device w/ front-facing camera. Keep your video short and remember to smile, the step-by-step instructions lie after the break.
- Open the camera app on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad (we’ll just call it an iPhone from here on out, but it’s the same for all of them).
- If the front-facing camera (the one looking at you) isn’t active, tap the camera switch button at the top of the screen.
- On the bottom right of the camera screen, you’ll see a toggle switch that goes between a regular camera and a video camera. The video camera is on the right. If the switch isn’t set to the video camera, swipe to the right with your finger to change it.
- When you’re ready, press the red button at the bottom (in the middle) to start recording. When you’ve finished recording your message, press the same button again. Remember to keep it under 45 seconds or it’ll be too big for an email.
- In the bottom left corner of the screen, tap the button that looks like a square with an arrow coming out of it. This will give you sharing options. At the top you’ll see the email option. Tap that and your iPhone will start to prepare your video.
- Once the video’s preparation has finished, you’ll be presented with a new email message and an icon representing that the video is attached to it. Fill out this email like you normally would—with the email addresses of the people you want to send it to, a subject line, and any text in the body of the message that you’d like to include and then send the message.
Enjoy!
via Lifehacker
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