Documents are dimmed while selecting attachment on iPad

Every time I select a document for an attachment it's dimmed ,

why is that ?


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Original Title: Document Sharing

iPad, iPadOS 26

Posted on Oct 13, 2025 1:19 PM

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Oct 15, 2025 2:57 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Response to IdrisSeabright


📎 It's a medical document that I want an a.i. app to summarize in laymen's terms .

This happens to me once in a while , I can't figure it out . So far I've tried moving it to different folders in the Files & Pages apps . Sometimes I go to access the documents while not attempting an attachment and the font is normal & the document opens .


P.S. 🏥 Thanks for your concern Idris . My hands went numb in January & it took until July to diagnose , test & schedule surgery to fix the nerves in my neck . It's difficult to type with numb fingers , that's why I've been so quiet . They're still partially numb , it's a long recovery process and I'll get back to participating again gradually .



Oct 16, 2025 10:45 AM in response to SteelCityAnne

SteelCityAnne wrote:

Response to IdrisSeabright

📎 It's a medical document that I want an a.i. app to summarize in laymen's terms .
This happens to me once in a while , I can't figure it out . So far I've tried moving it to different folders in the Files & Pages apps . Sometimes I go to access the documents while not attempting an attachment and the font is normal & the document opens .

Can you tell me what app you're trying to attach them to?


P.S. 🏥 Thanks for your concern Idris . My hands went numb in January & it took until July to diagnose , test & schedule surgery to fix the nerves in my neck . It's difficult to type with numb fingers , that's why I've been so quiet . They're still partially numb , it's a long recovery process and I'll get back to participating again gradually .

Yikes! That sounds awful. I'm glad you're on the mend.


Maybe now is the time for you to become the expert on VoiceOver?

Documents are dimmed while selecting attachment on iPad

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