Organize email in Mail on iPad

In the Mail app , manage your email in mailboxes.

Manage an email with a swipe

While viewing an email list you can use a simple swipe to move individual emails to the trash, mark them as read, and more.

To reveal a list of actions, slowly swipe an email to the left until you see the menu, then tap an item. To use the rightmost action, quickly swipe all the way to the left.

Swipe right to reveal one other action.

To choose the actions you want to appear in the menus, go to Settings > Mail > Swipe Options.

Organize your mail with mailboxes

In the Mailboxes list, you can view all your mailboxes, create a new one, or rename or delete one. (Some mailboxes can’t be changed.)

Tap Mailboxes in the upper-left corner.
Tap Edit at the top of the list.
Select the checkbox next to a mailbox you want to view.
There are several smart mailboxes, such as Unread, that show emails from all your accounts. Tap the ones you want to view.
To add a mailbox, tap New Mailbox at the bottom of the list.
Enter a name and specify a location, then tap Save.

Reorder your mailboxes

You can reorder your mailboxes so that the ones you use most often appear at the top of the Mailboxes list.

Tap Mailboxes in the upper-left corner.
Tap Edit at the top of the list.
Touch and hold next to a mailbox until it lifts up, then drag it to the position you want.

Move or mark multiple emails

While viewing a list of emails, tap Edit.
Select the emails you want to move or mark by tapping their checkboxes.
To select multiple emails quickly, swipe down through the checkboxes.
Choose the action you want to perform on all the selected emails.
If you change your mind, immediately swipe left with three fingers to undo.

Show draft emails from all of your accounts

Tap Mailboxes in the upper-left corner.
Tap Edit at the top of the list.
Tap Add Mailbox, then turn on the All Drafts mailbox.

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