Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch is made with email in mind. Let’s get it up and running.
There’s nothing more convenient than having your email with you wherever you go. All three iOS device run the same Mail app, which means they can all handle email with easy. It’s a surprisingly powerful app that can accommodate POP3, IMAP and Exchange accounts, which covers the most common email system people use. Of course, the ability to have your accounts sync across different devices is key to successful email usage. After all, if you’ve read an email on one device, you need it also appears as ‘read’ on all others.
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POP3 email (usually old or cheap accounts) doesn’t sync when installed across different devices, but IMAP accounts (including MobileMe) do. An Exchange account is different (though similar in effect to IMAP) and requires a special server. It’s usually used for corporate email.
Once your account is set up, using Mail is simplicity itself. New features in iOS 4.3 include a unified inbox, so all your emails from different accounts appear in one place. You can, of course, check different accounts individually, should you so wish.
Did You Know? With Push, emails are sent to your device as soon as they arrive on the server, but it can drain the battery faster. For longer life, turn it off in Setting -> Mail, Contact, Calendars.
Email attachments are also handled with ease by Mail app. You can open all manner of file types directly from an email, including Microsoft Office, Keynote, Pages and PDF documents, as well as all the most common image formats, if an email has an attachment, you’ll see a paperclip next to the sender’s name. Open the message and scroll to the bottom. If the attachment is an image, a preview will appear. Tap it to save it in your device’s Photo app. If you have an app on your device that can open a given type of file, you can load the attachment in that app from Mail. Tap and hold on the attachment and choose Open In [app name]. If the attachment is greyed-out, you can’t open it on your device.
Sync From iTunes…
If you email accounts already exist in Mail On your Mac or Outlook on your PC, you don’t have to set them up manually on your new iOS device. When your device is connected, select it, click the Info tab and make sure Sync Mail Accounts is selected and the individual accounts you’d like to sync are also checked. Now, click Sync. After the sync, check your Mail app. Note, however, that this mail just transfers the account settings, not the mail. If your accounts are IMAP or Exchange, it should be an easy process.
iTunes can Sync eMail Accounts with your new iOS Device, so you don’t have to set them up yourself.
Do It on The Device
iPad eMail Setting
You don’t have to sync with iTunes to set up an email account on your new iOS device. When you open Mail for the first time, it takes you through the process of setting up your email, or you can add a new account any time by going to Mail, Contacts, Calendars in the Settings app. Mail is designed to make adding an Exchange, MobileMe, Gmail, Yahoo Mail or AOL account easy, with special step-by-step guides, but can be configured to run other email accounts as well. You can also use webmail through Safari, if you like.
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