Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)

Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)

iPadOS 17

How to guides

Set up your tablet for IMAP email

You can set up your tablet to send and receive email messages from your email accounts. Using IMAP, your email messages are kept on the server and are synchronised between all of your devices. You're then able to access your email messages from other devices. To set up your tablet for IMAP email, you need to set up your tablet for internet.

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Press Settings.

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Press Mail.

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Press Accounts.

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Press Add Account.

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Press Other.

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Press Add Mail Account.

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Press Name and key in the required sender name.

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Press Email and key in your email address.

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Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

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Press Description and key in the required name.

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Press Next.

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If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your tablet.

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Press IMAP.

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Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

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Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

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Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

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Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

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Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

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Press Next.

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Press Save. Your email account has now been set up. To select more settings for incoming and outgoing server, proceed with the following steps.

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Press the name of the email account you've just set up.

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Press Account.

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Press SMTP.

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Press the field below "PRIMARY SERVER".

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Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn on the function.

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Press Authentication.

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Press Password.

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Press arrow left.

587
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Press Server Port and key in 587.

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Press Done.

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Press arrow left.

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Press Advanced.

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Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn on the function.

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Press Authentication.

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Press Password.

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Press arrow left.

993
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Press Server Port and key in 993.

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Press arrow left.

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Press Done.

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Press arrow left.

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Press Fetch New Data.

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Press the indicator next to "Push" to turn the function on or off.

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If you turn off the function, press the required setting.

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Press the required email account and follow the instructions on the screen to select settings for the specific account.

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Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

1. 1. Find "Accounts"

Press Settings.
Press Mail.
Press Accounts.

2. 2. Create new email account

Press Add Account.
Press Other.
Press Add Mail Account.

3. 3. Enter sender name

Press Name and key in the required sender name.

4. 4. Enter email address

Press Email and key in your email address.

5. 5. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

6. 6. Enter email account name

Press Description and key in the required name.
Press Next.
If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your tablet.

7. 7. Select server type

Press IMAP.

8. 8. Enter incoming server

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

9. 9. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

10. 10. Enter outgoing server

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

11. 11. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

12. 12. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
Press Next.
Press Save. Your email account has now been set up. To select more settings for incoming and outgoing server, proceed with the following steps.

13. 13. Select email account

Press the name of the email account you've just set up.
Press Account.

14. 14. Turn on encryption of outgoing email messages

Press SMTP.
Press the field below "PRIMARY SERVER".
Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn on the function.

15. 15. Turn on password authentication for outgoing email messages

Press Authentication.
Press Password.
Press arrow left.

16. 16. Enter outgoing port

Press Server Port and key in 587.
587
Press Done.
Press arrow left.

17. 17. Turn on encryption of incoming email messages

Press Advanced.
Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn on the function.

18. 18. Turn on password authentication for incoming email messages

Press Authentication.
Press Password.
Press arrow left.

19. 19. Enter incoming port

Press Server Port and key in 993.
993
Press arrow left.
Press Done.
Press arrow left.

20. 20. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Fetch New Data.
Press the indicator next to "Push" to turn the function on or off.
If you turn off the function, press the required setting.
Press the required email account and follow the instructions on the screen to select settings for the specific account.

21. 21. Return to the home screen

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

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