Write an email in Mail on iPad

Use the Mail app to keep in touch with friends, family, and colleagues. You can send and receive photos, videos, drawings, documents, and more.

WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous situations, see Important safety information for iPad.

The Mail Inbox, with the list of emails on the left, and an open email thread on the right. The Mailboxes button for switching to another mailbox is in the top-left corner. The button for composing a new email is in the top-right corner.

Add additional mail accounts

Go to Settings > Passwords & Accounts > Add Account > Other > Add Mail Account.

Create an email message

Tap . Touch and hold to view draft emails you’ve saved.

Ask Siri. Say something like: “New email to John Bishop” or “Email Simon and say I got the forms, thanks.” Learn how to ask Siri.

Add attachments to an email

Double-tap in the email body, tap Add Attachment, then select a document in Files.

You can also use drag and drop to attach a file to your email. See Move items with drag and drop on iPad.

Quote some text when you reply to an email

Touch and hold in the body of the email, then select the text you want to include.
Tap , then tap Reply.

To turn off the indentation of the quoted text, go to Settings > Mail > Increase Quote Level.

Insert a photo or video

Double-tap in the email body, then tap Insert Photo or Video.

You can also use drag and drop to insert a photo or video. See Move items with drag and drop on iPad.

Draw in your email

Double-tap in the email body, then tap Insert Drawing.
Use the drawing and annotation tools.
Tap Done, then tap Insert Drawing.

See Use Markup in apps on iPad.

A picture drawn in an email. The tools for creating the drawing are at the bottom of the screen. The tools are, from left to right, pens, a pencil, an eraser, a selection tool, six color choices, and the Add button for adding a text box, a signature, and shapes, and for using the Magnifier.

Change your email signature

Go to Settings > Mail > Signature.

Tip: If you have more than one mail account, tap Per Account to set a different signature for each of them.

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