Learn how to use mail on your iPad Mini 2. You can write messages, send mail, delete mail and search messages on your iPad Mini 2.
Mail lets you access your email accounts, on the go. Insert a photo or video. Tap the insertion point, then tap Insert Photo or Video.
Tap the insertion point, then select the text you want to include. Tap left arrow share icon, then tap Reply. You can turn off the indentation of the quoted text in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Increase Quote Level.
Tap the From field to choose an account.
After you enter recipients, you can drag them from one field to another or change their order.
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If youre writing a message and want to finish it later, tap Cancel, then tap SaveDraft.
Touch and hold Compose. Pick the draft from the list, then finish it up and send, or save it again as a draft.
While viewing the Mailboxes list, tap Edit, tap AddMailbox, then turn on the All Drafts mailbox.
In the Previous Drafts list, swipe left across a draft, then tap Delete.
Add important people to your VIP list, and their messages all appear in the VIP mailbox. Tap the senders name in a message, then tap Add to VIP. To show the VIP mailbox, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list.
Notification Center lets you know when you receive messages in favorite mailboxes or messages from your VIPs. Go to Settings > Notification Center > Mail.
Tap flag icon while reading the message. You can change the appearance of the flagged message indicator in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Flag Style. To see the Flagged smart mailbox, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list, then tap Flagged.
Scroll to or tap the top of the message list to reveal the search field. Searching looks at the address fields, the subject, and the message body. To search multiple accounts at once, search from a smart mailbox, such as All Sent.
Scroll to or tap the top of the message list to reveal the search field, then type something like February meeting to find all messages from February with word meeting.
To find all flagged, unread messages from people in your VIP list, type flag unread vip. You can also search for other message attributes, such as attachment.
Junk be gone! Tap flag icon while youre reading a message, then tap Move to Junk to file it in the Junk folder. If you accidentally move a message, shake iPad immediately to undo.
Favorite mailboxes appear at the top of the Mailboxes list. To add a favorite, view the Mailboxes list and tap Edit. Tap Add Mailbox, then select the mailbox to add. Youll also get push notifications for your favorite mailboxes.
Touch and hold the photo or video until a menu appears, then tap Save Image.
Touch and hold the attachment until a menu appears, then tap the app you want to open the attachment with.
The Attachments mailbox shows messages with attachments from all accounts. To add it, view the Mailboxes list and tap Edit.
While viewing a list of messages, tap Edit. Select some messages, then choose an action. If you make a mistake, shake iPad immediately to undo.
Tap Edit in the mailboxes list to create a new one, or rename or delete one. (Some built-in mailboxes cant be changed.) There are several smart mailboxes, such as Unread, that show messages from all your accounts. Tap the ones you want to use.
Open the message in the accounts Trash mailbox, then tap message icon and move the message. Or, if you just deleted it, shake iPad to undo. To see deleted messages in all your accounts, add the Trash smart mailbox. To add it, tap Edit in the mailboxes list and select it from the list.
Instead of deleting messages, you can archive them so theyre still around if you need them. Select Archive Mailbox in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > account name > Account > Advanced. To delete a message instead of archiving it, touch and hold Phone icon, then tap Delete.
Swipe left on a message, then tap Trash or Archive. Or tap More to move, forward, reply, flag, mark as read, or move it to the Junk folder.
You can set how long deleted messages stay in the Trash mailbox. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > account name > Account > Advanced.
While viewing the message, tap More in the To field.
Tap the persons name or email address.
Tap left arrow share icon, then tap Print.
Tap to view it, then tap left arrow share icon and choose Print. See “Airprint.”
Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, where you can:
Create a different mail signature for each account
Add mail accounts
Bcc yourself on every message you send
Turn on Organize by Thread to group related messages together
Turn off confirmation for deleting a message
Turn off Push delivery of new messages, to save on battery power
Temporarily turn off an account