Actually, you can attach files from Dropbox, OneDrive etc.
If you check the very top left corner, or keep flicking left passed where it 
says iCloud Drive, you will find a location button, double tap that and you 
will find Dropbox is one of your choices.
Richard


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> On Apr 10, 2016, at 8:28 PM, Chris Chaffin <chaffin102...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It is true, the native mail app now has attachments built into the app, but 
> it only lets you attach files from your icloud drive account.  I have been 
> trying to find out how to get a file from my dropbox app to icloud drive, but 
> have not found one yet.  The attachment option is on the rotor under the edit 
> option.  You will see it as long as you are in the body of the email.
> In order to attach a file to an email, I have had to use the Phone Drive app 
> to do so.
> 
> I first share the file from my dropbox app and open in the phone drive app.
> From the phone drive app, I select the file I want to email, then one thing 
> you can do with selected files is to attach them to an email.  So I just 
> double tap on the email button.
> A blank email appears with the file attached, and that is it.
> 
> Now if I have to send that same file again in an email, it is already in the 
> phone drive app, so I do not have to get it from dropbox.
> I am sure there are other apps like Phone Drive that will let you send files 
> as attachments in an email, but do not know of any specifically.
> 
> I hope Apple will expand the sources that you are able to add attachments to 
> emails in a later ios version.
> 
> I hope this has been helpful.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
>> On Apr 10, 2016, at 6:56 PM, David Petrilli <dpetril...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi listers;is there a way to move a file from drop box and place it in the 
>> body of an email ,or send it as an atachment in sed email.Thanks every one.
>> 
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