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Share Photo Using AirDrop from iPhone 6S Plus to Macbook

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You're watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to share a photo using AirDrop from the iPhone 6S Plus to Macbook.

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To begin, go to "Finder" on the Macbook Pro
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Next, make sure AirDrop is set up correctly
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To do this, click on "AirDrop" on the left hand side of the "Finder" window.

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Make sure that "Allow me to be discovered by" is set to "Everyone"
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There is a drop down menu you can click on to change this option if needed.
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Once AirDrop settings are fixed, click the WiFi icon at the top of your screen and make sure that WiFi is turned on
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In the drop down menu, second from the top you can see on my screen that it says "Turn WiFi Off". This means that WiFi is currently turned on.

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You should also make sure Bluetooth is turned on
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To do this, click on the gear-shaped settings or "System Preferences" icon in the Apple dock.
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When the settings panel opens, click on "Bluetooth"
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Here, make sure that Bluetooth is labeled as "On"
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Now, swipe up from the bottom of your phone to access the control panel
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Then, make sure that WiFi and Bluetooth are both turned on.

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Next, click on the "Photos" app icon one time
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Choose a photo that you would like to share by scrolling through the reel at the bottom of your screen
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Once you've selected a photo to share, click the icon of a square with an up arrow on the lower left corner of the screen.
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Sharing options will appear on the bottom of the screen, showing the Macbook Pro as an item on the AirDrop
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Click on the Macbook Pro icon.
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Then, go back to the Macbook Pro and click off of AirDrop
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I will click "Applications".
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After, click back on "AirDrop" so that the program will refresh
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When "Sent" appears below the Macbook Pro icon on your phone, the image should appear in your "Downloads" folder
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On the Macbook Pro, click "Downloads".
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You may not be able to locate the image immediately, since it may be sent as an unnamed image file
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To find the file, right click on "Date Modified" near the top of the window on your Macbook Pro.
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When a small menu appears, click on "Date Added" to add in this column
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Once "Date Added" appears, click on it to sort the list
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I can see at the top of my list that an image file shows up as added today at 7:33 PM
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You can press the space bar to preview this image in the downloads folder
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You will see that it matches the image that I have just sent from my iPhone.
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