How do I send emails from the Mail app?
Using the Mail app for iPhone and iPad, you can easily send email from any email account you have!
- How to create a new email in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
- How to select an email address from your Contacts in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
- How to share your location with an email recipient in the Mail app in iOS 10
- How to access drafts in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
- How to call out a quote in an email
- How to stack drafts in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
- How to jump to drafts in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
- How to hide the keyboard in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
How to create a new email in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
- Launch the Mail app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap the compose button in the bottom right corner of your screen. It looks like a pencil on a square.
- Enter the email address or name of the person to whom you'd like to send a message. You can also enter the email addresses of people you'd like to CC or BCC.
Tap the Subject field.
- Type a subject for your email.
- Tap the message field and type your message.
Tap Send in the top right corner of your screen when you're finished your message.
Once your message has been sent, it will say so in the status bar at the bottom of your screen.
How to select an email address from your Contacts in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
- Launch the Mail app from your Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap the compose button in the bottom right corner of your screen. It looks like a pencil on a square.
- Tap the plus sign in the circle to pull up your contacts.
Tap on the contact you would like to add. They will be automatically added to the email.
Note: In iOS 10, when you select a contact, the contact card will include different ways you can get in touch, including Messages, FaceTime, or calling. You can also see the most recent email from that contact and, if there are multiple email addresses, you can select the one you would like to email from.
How to share your location with an email recipient in the Mail app in iOS 10
In iOS 10, Apple has added the ability to share your location with anyone in your contacts list or anyone you've received an email from. You can even customize how long the person has access to your shared location.
NOTE:The recipient of your shared location must also be using an iPhone to see where you are. Similar to sharing your location in iMessages, this feature sets up a temporary (or permanent) Find my Friends session.
- Create a new email or tap on an email in your inbox.
- If you are creating a new email, select an email address from your contacts
- Tap the name of the contact (whether new or from an email in your inbox).
- Scroll down and tap Share My Location.
Select a duration of time to share your location (one hour, until the end of the day, or indefinitely).
How to access drafts in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
- Launch the Mail app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap and hold the Compose button in the lower right corner. This will bring up the drafted emails.
Tap on the email draft you'd like to edit.
You can fire away the email as soon as you're done. That's all there is to it.
How to stack drafts in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
You can have multiple drafts open at the same time or you can hide a draft you're working on to check something else in the Mail app. Here's how!
- Launch the Mail app from your Home screen.
- Tap the Compose button in the bottom right corner of your screen. It's the pencil and paper.
Tap and hold the title bar at the top of the message where it says New Message.
- Swipe down on the message. It will now appear at the bottom of your screen.
Tap New Message at the bottom of your screen again to reopen the draft.
If you have multiple drafts on the go, they'll all appear when you tap New Message at the bottom of your screen. Just tap the draft you'd like to continue working on to access it.
How to jump to drafts in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
- Launch the Mail app from your Home screen.
Tap and hold the Compose button on the bottom right of your screen. It looks like a pencil and paper.
After a second or two, you'll be taken to your Drafts folder where you can access any drafts that you've been working on.
How to hide the keyboard in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
If you're wanting to see more of a message that you're responding to or you want to take a look at your whole message before sending it off, you can hide the keyboard.
- Launch the Mail app from your Home screen.
- Tap the message you'd like to reply to, or tap the Compose button to start a new message.
Swipe down on the message field to hide the keyboard.
How to call out a quote in an email
- Launch the Mail app from your iPhone or iPad's Home screen or app drawer.
- Tap on the Compose button in the bottom right corner.
Fill out the sender info, subject, and body just as you would for a normal email.
- Tap and hold the text you would like to use Quote Level with. A bubble will appear over the text you would want to select.
- Tap select to highlight the text you would like to use Quote Level with.
Tap the arrow to the right of the menu to view more options once the text is highlighted.
- Tap the arrow again.
- Tap on Quote Level.
Tap on increase to expand the quote level, or decrease to shrink it.
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Reader comments
How to send email from Mail app for iPhone and iPad
Seriously?
SEO man. Gotta catch all the Google search hits.
You've got to be kidding me!!!!
I thought androidcentral was bad with these type of articles.. come on imore
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Apparently they get lots of emails about how to send an email.
I hate to be "that guy" - but I miss the old iMore. Even before it was called iMore. This use to be a website for enthusiasts and tech geeks. Still keep an eye on the articles from time to time, but stuff like this is for the birds. Sorry guys.
Unfortunately there's always "that guy" that doesn't know how to use the most basic apps on the iPhone, these articles aren't for most people, but they're for the small few
I agree with the ones where they show all the features of a certain stock app, for example. But how to send an email? C'mon man.
At this point in time, only about 1% of our readership is made up of the enthusiasts and tech geeks, while the other 99% hits us from Google and other search engines, so we do our best to cater to both audiences. Just as there are enthusiasts wanting to know all the specific details about Apple's latest chipset, there are many, many more who are getting their very first iPhone and have these questions. Embrace the community and use your knowledge to help others. If you don't like this article, why are you looking at it anyway?
Respectfully, eh not so much. That percentage just doesn't seem right to me, just isn't logical, and it's been pretty well publicized that most of the 7 sales are going to upgrades. Sure there are always new users but let's be realistic here.
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I understand you have to run a business, and I meant no disrespect which I thought was apparent in my initial post, but I'm sorry if it came across otherwise — truly. And I stand by my statement in the second post as well. I have read this site for several years; I remember when Rene wrote the post about the site changing direction and all. As a business person myself, I can respect that decision. However, I'm still entitled to my opinion and if you guys are more interested in pleasing googlers who actually don't know how to send an email than loyal readers who have followed your site for years, that's an interesting and strange business decision, but your decision nonetheless. (Did you ever stop to think that the reason your readership is now what it is may be because you guys actively chose to go more "how to" than anything?) You're right though, as one of the so-called 1%, I don't have to read this site anymore. And that's sad to me and even sadder that a representative from this company implied it.
PS - I do use my knowledge to help others, I just don't know any "others" who don't know how to send an email in 2016.