How to send emails from your iPad

Once an email account is added to the Mail app, you can use the app to manage your accounts. Below are 2 videos with the steps on how to send and reply to emails, along with instructions on how to delete emails from the Mail app.

Scroll down and click on the play button on the video to start it. The play button looks something like this.

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How to send an email

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Step 1: Locate the Mail app icon on the home screen of your iPad. Tap on the icon to open it.

iPad home screen with Mail app highlighted

Step 2: Tap on the compose icon in the top right corner of the screen. This icon looks like a square with a pencil pointing towards the center.

Mail app with create new email button in top right corner highlighted

Step 3: Fill in the sections titled To and Subject. The To section is where you type in the email address of who you would like to send the email to. The Subject section is where you will type the main subject of the email you are sending. To type in each section, tap in the space to the right of the section.

New message screen with recipient information section highlighted

Step 4: Tap in the space below the section titled Subject. This is where you can start to type your email. Once your email is ready to send tap on the blue arrow in the top right corner.

Email with blue circle with white arrow highlighted in top right corner to show how to send an email

How to reply to an email

Let’s now learn how to reply to an email.

“Awesome stuff, Agent! The steps that Agent took us through in the video above will be listed below if you would like to review them.”

Step 1: Choose the email you would like to reply to and then tap on the blue arrow in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Email with backwards arrow in bottom right corner highlighted to show how to reply to an email

Step 2: A list of menu options will appear. Tap on the first button that is titled “Reply“.

Email reply button highlighted

Step 3: Once you tap Reply, you will be able to start typing your email. Once your reply is ready to send, tap on the blue arrow in the top right corner.

Email with send button highlighted to show how to send a reply


How to delete an email

Step 1: Choose and tap on the email that you would like to delete. Tap on the Trash Can icon in the top right corner to delete the email.

Email with trash can icon highlighted in top right corner to show how to delete an email

Helpful Hints

  • If you are ever unsure if an email was successfully sent, tap on the mail folder titled “Sent”. This will show every email that was sent from this account.
  • If there are multiple recipients on an email, you can choose to reply to everyone by tapping “Reply All”.
  • Do not worry if you delete an email by accident. Even deleted emails get saved to a folder just in case!