Thanks Ronni, you would think they would make that clear wouldn't you? I'm sure it's in the manual somewhere but In this day and age, there is no excuse for any areas of confusion. EVERYTHING, should be spelt out clearly to assist the computer illiterate like me (and many others I'm sure) Kind regards Peter
Sent from my iPad On 10/09/2012, at 1:57 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi again Peter, > > I just found time to check your original message to the list, where you > mention: >>>>> The manual says "Add a mailbox" - Go to the malboxes list, tap Edit, then >>>>> tap New Mailbox. >>>>> The reality! When I go to the mailbox list there is no Edit? > > Is this a POP email Account that you are trying to add a Mailbox? > The Mailboxes - Edit will only show with IMAP Accounts (server-based > accounts)... NOT POP Accounts. > As I mentioned below in my reply. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 10/09/2012, at 1:05 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Peter, >> >> iOS 5 now lets you create new mailboxes right in Mail. (And remember, this >> applies only to server-based mailboxes in an IMAP or Exchange account.) >> >> Edit your mailboxes: New in iOS 5 is the capability to add, delete, rename, >> or move mailboxes in server-based accounts (including IMAP, Exchange, and >> iCloud). First navigate to a specific account (not an Inbox or All Inboxes) >> and tap Edit. Then: >> >> 1. To create a mailbox, tap New Mailbox. Type a name, select a location (at >> the top level of the account or within an existing mailbox), and tap Save. >> >> 2. To rename a mailbox, tap it, edit the name, and tap Save. >> >> 3. To delete a mailbox, tap it, tap Delete Mailbox, and then tap Delete >> Mailbox again to confirm. >> >> 4. To move a mailbox, tap it, select a new location within its account, and >> tap Save. (You can’t move a mailbox from one account to another, as you can >> individual messages.) >> >> 5. Tap Done after making any desired changes. >> >> On 10/09/2012, at 12:53 PM, Curtis Peter <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Carlo >>> I was looking to add a mailbox, not an account! Perhaps it can't be done >>> with an iPad? I guess what I'm looking for is really a folder to store some >>> emails I've already read. >>> Regards >>> Peter >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 10/09/2012, at 12:25 PM, wamug <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Peter, >>>> >>>> You can add a mail box by going to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars. >>>> Then in the right hand panel you will see an Add Account... option. >>>> >>>> Another easy way to add an email account is to do it on your Mac and the >>>> sync accounts to your IPad using iTunes. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Carlo >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> On 10/09/2012, at 12:19, Curtis Peter <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> I just have a query in relation to putting in additional mailboxes in the >>>>> iPad. >>>>> The manual says "Add a mailbox" - Go to the malboxes list, tap Edit, then >>>>> tap New Mailbox. >>>>> The reality! When I go to the mailbox list there is no Edit? >>>>> What am I doing wrong? >>>>> Regards >>>>> Peter >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
