How to Send Email on the iPhone

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Co-authored by Christopher Batchelor

Last Updated: February 24, 2025

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Using the Mail App

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Adding an Email Account to Your iPhone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to send an email using the Mail app and also how to add alternate email accounts to your iPhone.

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Using the Mail App

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Open Mail. It's a blue app that contains the image of a sealed, white envelope.
- Your Mail app was likely configured with your email account (such as iCloud) when you set up your iPhone. If it was not, add an account ↓ before you attempt to send an email.
It looks like a pencil writing on a sheet of paper in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

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Enter an email address. Tap the field labeled "To:" and use the iPhone keyboard to type the email address of the recipient.
- As you type, Mail will suggest addresses similar to what you're typing. If the correct address is suggested, tap on it to autofill the "To:" field.
- Tap the "To:" field again to enter more email addresses if you're sending to multiple recipients.
Tap the "Subject:" field and type the subject of your email message.
Tap the blank field below the subject line and type your message with the iPhone keyboard.
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. Now, your email message has been sent.

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Adding an Email Account to Your iPhone

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It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen.
It's in the section of the menu with other native Apple apps like Contacts and Notes.
It's at the top of the menu.
It's at the bottom of the first section.
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Tap an account type. The preset options include iCloud, Microsoft/Outlook Exchange, Google, Yahoo!, AOL, and Outlook.com. If your email account is not from one of these services, tap Other at the bottom of the menu.
- If you have a Hotmail account, tap Outlook.com, which is Microsoft's new name for the service.
Enter the email address for the account you want to add to your iPhone.
It's at the bottom of the menu.
Enter the password associated with your email address.
It's at the bottom of the screen.
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Follow the on-screen prompts. Depending on the account type, you may be asked to update security settings or to give the Mail app permission to access your account.
- If prompted, tap Allow.
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Slide "Mail" to the "On" position. It's at the top of the menu and will turn green.
- Slide the buttons next to other types of data, like Calendars and Contacts, to the "On" (green) position to merge them onto your iPhone, as well.
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Tap Save. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. Now you can send emails from your newly added account using your iPhone's Mail app.

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Are emails using Outlook free to send and receive on an Apple iPhone?

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If you have an Outlook account already, you can download the app or connect your email to the mail app, and then your outlook account can send or receive on an iPhone.

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It keeps saying invalid email address. What can I do?

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Check your email for any typos. If that doesn't work, try signing into the ESP website to confirm your account.

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Can I attach a photo to an email?

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Yes. Once you have written your email, check to see if there is a paperclip icon or something that says "add attachment." Click on it, and select the picture or gallery option. Once you are in your gallery, select the pictures you want to attach, and confirm.

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To save an email message as a draft that you can send later, tap the Cancel button in the top left corner of the screen after composing part or all of the message. Then tap Save Draft. You can access and send your draft from the "Drafts" mailbox listed on the app's "Mailboxes" menu.

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