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Sending Emails From Lightroom through Apple's Mail

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March 11, 2019
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When I upgraded to the new version of LR CC, I lost my ability to email photos directly from LR. I have put my information in the Lightroom Email Account Manager window, and it will "validate" my account. But when I send an email, I get a notice that the email did not send. I have called Apple and they said that it is an Adobe issues. And Adobe said it was an Apple issue. I just want to email photos from Lightroom. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Correct answer TXB50313682

If you have been unable to export images from Lightroom Classic (v10.1) via Apple mail and all Lightroom would do was just prepare the file but then fail to launch the Mail app the the following may help.

Here is a work around:

From the file menu choose export.

In the menu click the + button to create a new preset. Name the preset as 'For e-mail' or something similar.

In the export location create a new folder in the Subfolder menu e.g. Files for e-mail.

In the File settings and Image sizing panels set to whatever format and size you wish to use in your e-mail attachment.

In the Post-processing section 'After export' in the pull-down menu select Other Application. Click the Choose button below and locate Mail.app in the Applications folder.

Now when you wish to export an image Mail should launch as in previous Lightroom versions.

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dominics23333572

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I have 2 email - addresses - one Gmail and one Apple. Neither worked. For the Gmail account instead of your regular password, you need to generate an app specific password for Lightroom. This is done from the privacy and security settings within Gmail - use the search bar in Gmail to search for “App password”. To get the Apple mail to work you need to change two settings on your Mac to give access permissions to Lightroom Classic. Firstly Lightroom Classic needs “Full Disk Access” - this can be granted in the Privacy and Security settings sections of your Mac. Secondly you need to grant Lightroom permission to utilize your Apple Mail in the “Automation” settings on your Mac. Once done, the “Email photo” function worked perfectly. Hopefully this helps someone as I wasted a lot of time reading “fixes” that weren’t fixes but workarounds!

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TXB50313682Correct answer

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If you have been unable to export images from Lightroom Classic (v10.1) via Apple mail and all Lightroom would do was just prepare the file but then fail to launch the Mail app the the following may help.

Here is a work around:

From the file menu choose export.

In the menu click the + button to create a new preset. Name the preset as 'For e-mail' or something similar.

In the export location create a new folder in the Subfolder menu e.g. Files for e-mail.

In the File settings and Image sizing panels set to whatever format and size you wish to use in your e-mail attachment.

In the Post-processing section 'After export' in the pull-down menu select Other Application. Click the Choose button below and locate Mail.app in the Applications folder.

Now when you wish to export an image Mail should launch as in previous Lightroom versions.

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Edward1549

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This idea works perfectly! So easy and its been bugging me that it would work as with earlier versions. You just have to redo a your email presets but in my case there are only 3-4 different ones. Thanks @TXB50313682

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Edward1549

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EDIT* its been bugging me that it would NOT work as with earlier versions.

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carlm7529305

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If you are trying to use an icloud email to send right click 'email photo".

Select "Apple Mail" Hit send

A second screen will open for sending the mail. In the From box, make sure the address shown is an icloud

email address. If it is, complete the information requested and hit the send arrow on the upper left.

If the default in the "from" drop down was NOT an icloud address:

1) OPEN Mail

2) Preferences

3)Composing look for "send new messages from"

4)Open dropdown menu

5)Select the mail with the icloud address.

Now you should be able to select "Apple Mail" on the first screen, fill in the details and hit SEND

Tony_See

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Which OS are you using and can you post the EXACT version of Lightroom you use thanks

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okiephotagAuthor

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macOS Majave 10.14.3

Bob Somrak

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This works for me on Lr8.2 and Mojave 10.14.3 without changing any settings in Lr.

If Apple Mail is working outside of Lightroom you shouldn't have to change anything in Lightroom mail except for choosing Apple Mail as the FROM setting.