Chapter 5: mail, Checking and reading email, 43 checking and reading email – Apple iPad iOS 5.1 User Manual

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Mail

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Checking and reading email

In Mail, the Mailboxes screen provides quick access to all your inboxes and other mailboxes.

When you open a mailbox, Mail retrieves and displays the most recent messages. You can set the
number of messages retrieved, in Mail settings. See “Mail accounts and settings” on page 46.

Swipe to reveal

the message list.

Swipe to reveal

the message list.

Fetch new mail.

Fetch new mail.

Reveal the message list

In portrait mode, swipe from left to right to show the message list for the
current mailbox. Then tap Mailboxes to go to the mailboxes list.

Organize messages by thread

Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
If you organize messages by thread, related messages appear as a single
entry in the mailbox. See “Mail accounts and settings” on page 46.

Check for new messages

Choose a mailbox, or tap at any time.

Load more messages

Scroll to the bottom of the message list and tap Load More Messages.

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