1
Find the conversation
Type in the Search box at the top. On a phone, press Search (the magnifying glass) first. Or press Filter (the sliders) to show only Unread or Read mail, or mail that Has attachments. To look in another folder, press the Inbox title.
2
Open it
Press its row. It opens beside the list, or in the list’s place on a phone or in a narrow window. Press the back arrow at the top left to return.
3
Read it
New and latest messages open in full, and older ones you’ve read fold to one line: press one to open it. On a long email, press Read full message. Show quoted text shows what a reply quotes.
4
Archive or delete it
At the top, press Archive (the box) to move the whole conversation to Archived. Press Delete (the trash can) to put it in the trash. There’s no Trash folder to bring it back from, so archive anything you might want later.
Folders and more
- Folders: the Inbox folder holds the mail people send and the emails your foundable sent, newest first. Sent holds what went from your address, and Archived what you put away. Drafts holds drafts that wait for approval and sending, Ted’s included, and the menu counts his.
- The list: a new conversation is bold, with its tile in the sender’s color. The foot of the list counts your conversations, and Load more shows older mail. Filter also sorts by date, Newest first or Oldest first.
- Refresh (the round arrow) checks for mail again, though new mail shows up by itself. On a phone, it sits at the top with Search, Filter and Compose.
- In a conversation: an email with its own design shows as the sender made it. Its links open in a new tab.
- Files and details: press a file under an email to download it. Press the To: line under the sender’s name to see who it’s from, who it went to and when.
Check that it worked
An archived conversation leaves the list and waits in Archived. After No reply needed, the conversation says so under the sender’s name.If something goes wrong
“No matches in Inbox”
“No matches in Inbox”
Your search or filters hide every conversation. Press Clear search and filters.
“Couldn’t load your inbox.”
“Couldn’t load your inbox.”
Your mail didn’t load. Press Try again.
FAQ
Can I search all of my mail?
Can I search all of my mail?
The Inbox’s Search looks only through the list’s conversations. To search your whole mailbox, press the magnifying glass in the top bar (⌘K, or Ctrl+K on Windows). See Find anything with Search.
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Your Inbox
What’s in your Inbox.
Write and send an email
Start a new email, with or without Ted.