Sending Email

You can send an email message to anyone who has an email address.

Compose and send a message:

  1. Tap New message icon.

  2. Type a name or email address in the To field, or tap Blue dot with plus sign 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 Blue dot with plus sign.

    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 appear first, followed by matching GAL addresses.

  3. 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.

  4. Enter a subject, then your message.

    You can tap Return to move from one field to another.

  5. Tap Send.

Send a photo or video (iPhone 3GS only) in an email message: 

In Photos, choose a photo or video, tap Action icon, then tap Email Photo or Email Video. You can also copy and paste photos and videos.

The photo or video is sent using your default email account (see Mail).

Send a video in an email message (iPhone and iPhone 3G): 

In Photos, choose a video, then touch and hold the video until the Copy command appears. Tap Copy. Go to Mail and create a new message. Tap to place an insertion point where you want the video, then tap the insertion point to display the edit commands and tap Paste.

The video 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 Reply icon. 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 Reply icon, 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.