TIP To address an email directly from Card view, tap Just type and begin typing the email address. If the email address is already associated with a contact, the contact is displayed. Tap the email address. A new email is opened, with the address in the To field.

5(Optional) Tap To to open the Cc and Bcc fields. Tap any of these fields and enter an address.

6(Optional) Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter additional addresses.

7Tap the Subject field, enter the subject, and tap Enter. Enter the body text.

8(Optional) To set the priority for the message, tap , tap Mark as High Priority/Mark as Normal Priority.

9(Optional) To discard a message: Tap and tap Discard Message.

10Tap Send.

Add attachments to a message

1While composing a message, tap .

2Tap Photos, Music, or Documents.

3If required, tap to browse to a file.

4Tap the file name or thumbnail and tap OK.

5Repeat steps 1–4 to attach other files.

TIP To remove an attachment you added to an email: Throw the attachment off the side of the screen and tap Delete to confirm.

Save a message as a draft

While composing a message, tap , and tap Save As Draft.

Receive and read email messages

The Email application synchronizes messages anytime you open a mail folder. It also synchronizes messages on an automatic schedule—the default interval depends on the type of account you have (see Enter advanced account settings for information on changing the interval).

Follow these steps to manually retrieve messages.

1Open Email .

2If the folders for the account you want are hidden, tap the account name in the left-hand panel to display the folders.

3Tap the folder you want to check messages for. If synchronization doesn’t start, tap .

How can you tell if sync is happening? Look for the animated circular movement around the number of messages in the upper-right corner of the middle panel.

4Tap a message in the middle panel to open it (see Work with panels in Email).

5(Optional) If the email contains links, phone numbers, or other email addresses you can do the following:

•To call a number: Tap the number, and tap to call it. This feature is available only if your device is connected to a compatible HP webOS smartphone or you have a video calling account set up on your device (see How can I make and receive calls with my HP TouchPad?).

•To send an email: Tap the email address, enter your message, and tap Send.

•To go to a web address: Tap it.

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