This sounds like a common task, but the problem is that from the GMail App there is no way to directly transfer the file to Dropbox. The trick is to use Safari.
- First, Open the attachment, Click the “Share” button and select “Open In Safari“
- Then, within the pdf canvas in Safari, Tap once to see the “Open In” bar and from there Select “Open in Dropbox“
- Finally, You will be prompted a screen to select which Dropbox folder you want to save in, then it will proceed to upload
- There you go!
2 replies on “How to save a PDF in Gmail attachment to Dropbox in iPad”
Good hint! But I wished Google would implement the Share / Open-in button like it should work on IOS.
Thanks!
this kind of speaks to a bigger problem – which is moving all attachments and important emails out of our inboxes. Cloud storage has better sharing and archiving capabilities. There are free tools like http://www.mail2cloud.io and their Save & Share chrome extension that let you sync your email with any cloud provider. I’ve tried them out and really enjoy the organization it adds to my email workflow.