User Guide
  Chapter 6 Mail  52
Work with multiple messages
Delete, mark, or move 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. Open the message in the account’s Trash mailbox, then tap   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, then select it 
from 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.
See and save addresses
Mark person 
as a VIP.
Mark person 
as a VIP.
Add someone to Contacts or make them a VIP. Tap the person’s name or email address, then tap 
Add to VIP. You can also add their address to a new or existing contact.
See who received a message. While viewing the message, tap More in the To eld.
Print messages
Print a message. Tap  , then tap Print.
Print an attachment or picture. Tap to view it, tap  , then choose Print.
See AirPrint on page 37.










