User Guide

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Attachments
Save a photo or video to Photos. Touch and hold the photo or video until a menu appears, then
tap Save Image.
Open an attachment with another app. Touch and hold the attachment until a menu appears,
then tap the app you want to use to open the attachment. Some attachments automatically
show a banner with buttons you can use to open other apps.
See messages with attachments. The Attachments mailbox shows messages with attachments
from all accounts. To add it, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list.
Work with multiple messages
Delete, move, or mark a message. While viewing a list of messages, swipe a message to the left
to reveal a menu of actions. Swipe all the way to the left to select the rst action. You can also
swipe a message to the right to reveal another action. Choose the actions you want to appear in
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Swipe Options.
Delete, move, or mark multiple messages. 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.
Organize your mail with mailboxes. Tap Edit in the mailboxes list to create a new one, or rename
or delete one. (Some built-in mailboxes can’t be changed.) There are several smart mailboxes,
such as Unread, that show messages from all your accounts. Tap the ones you want to use.
Recover a deleted message. Go to the account’s Trash mailbox, open the message, then tap
and move the message. Or, if you just deleted it, shake iPad to undo. To see deleted messages
across all your accounts, add the Trash mailbox. To add it, tap Edit in the mailboxes list, then
select it in the list.
Archive instead of delete. Instead of deleting messages, you can archive them so they’re 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 , then tap Delete.
Stash your trash. You can set how long deleted messages stay in the Trash mailbox. Go to
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > account name > Account > Advanced.