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You can send an email message to anyone who has an email address.
Compose and send a message:
Tap .
Type a name or email address in the To field, or tap to add a name from your contacts.
As you type an email address, matching email addresses from your contacts list appear below. Tap an address to add it. To add more names, tap Return or .
NOTE: If you’re composing a message from your Microsoft Exchange account and have access to your enterprise Global Address List (GAL), matching addresses from the contacts on iPhone will appear first, then matching GAL addresses will appear.
Tap Cc/Bcc/From if you want to copy or blind copy the message to others, or change the account you send the message from. If you have more than one email account, you can tap the From field to change the account you’re sending from.
Enter a subject, then your message.
You can tap Return to move from one field to another.
Tap Send.
Send a photo or video (iPhone 3G S only) in a message:
In Photos, choose a photo or video, tap , then tap Email Photo. You can also copy a photo or video in Photos or Camera and paste it into an email message.
The photo is sent using your default email account (see Mail).
Save a draft of a message to complete later:
Tap Cancel, then tap Save. The message is saved in the Drafts mailbox.
Reply to a message:
Tap . Tap Reply to reply only to the sender or tap Reply All to reply to the sender and all recipients. Type your return message, then tap Send.
Files or images attached to the initial message aren’t sent back.
Forward a message:
Open a message and tap , then tap Forward. Add one or more email addresses, type your message, then tap Send.
When you forward a message, you can include the files or images attached to the original message.
Share contact information:
In Contacts, choose a contact, tap Share Contact at the bottom of the Info screen, then tap Email.
Searching Email
You can search the To, From, and Subject fields of email messages. Mail searches the downloaded messages in the currently open mailbox. For MobileMe, Exchange, and some IMAP mail accounts, you can also search messages on the server.
Open a mailbox, scroll to the top, and enter text in the Search field. Tap From, To, Subject, or All (From, To, and Subject) to choose which fields you want to search. (Tap the status bar to scroll quickly to the top of the list and reveal the search field.)
Search results for the messages already downloaded to iPhone appear automatically as you type. Tap Search to dismiss the keyboard and see more of the results.
Search messages on the server:
Tap “Continue Search on Server” at the end of the search results.
NOTE: Search results of messages on servers may vary depending on the type of account. Some servers may search only whole words.
You can delete messages one at a time, or select a group to delete all at once. You can also move messages from one mailbox or folder to another.
Delete a message:
Open the message and tap . Or tap Edit, then tap next to the message.
You can also delete a message directly from the mailbox message list by swiping left or right over the message title, then tapping Delete.
Delete multiple messages:
When viewing a list of messages, tap Edit, select the messages you want to delete, then tap Delete.
Move a message to another mailbox or folder:
When viewing a message, tap , then choose a mailbox or folder.
Move multiple messages:
When viewing a list of messages, tap Edit, select the messages you want to move, then tap Move and select a mailbox or folder.