iPhone Basics: Delete And Move Multiple Emails in Mail

Michael Johnston · April 22nd, 2009, 12:14 AM

The swipe to delete gesture is one of the most often used on the iPhone, but sometimes swiping to delete many emails can take time. With iPhone 2.0 Apple expanded Mail's "Edit" button to allow selection of multiple emails for deletion. You can also use this multiple selection mode to move emails to a specific folder. Just hit the "Edit" button! It's a basic feature, but it's one that everyone can use.

Stephen007 · April 26th, 2009, 07:47 PM #2

Hah. I totally forgot that was there.

While on vacation I was using the iPhone to check my main account (which I don't usually do on the phone). I did the swipe to delete on a few of the spam messages but I probably did it poorly & it opened the message instead. Not good. Using this tip (had I remembered) would have prevented me from acknowledging to the spammers that they have a live email account and would have been quicker.

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Michael Johnston This is my fricken site, durrrr Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 2,696 Thanks: 11 Thanked 45 Times in 40 Posts	iPhone Basics: Delete And Move Multiple Emails in Mail - April 22nd, 2009, 12:14 AM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> The swipe to delete gesture is one of the most often used on the iPhone, but sometimes swiping to delete many emails can take time. With iPhone 2.0 Apple expanded Mail's "Edit" button to allow selection of multiple emails for deletion. You can also use this multiple selection mode to move emails to a specific folder. Just hit the "Edit" button! It's a basic feature, but it's one that everyone can use. __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: White 32GB iPhone 3GS iPhone Version: Whatever the latest is because I'm crazy like that. Computer & OS: 15" Unibody MacBook Pro + OS X Leopard 10.5 AIM: iPhoneAlley twitter: MichaelJohnston

Stephen007 Rocks the Board Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 347 Thanks: 20 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	April 26th, 2009, 07:47 PM #2
	Hah. I totally forgot that was there. While on vacation I was using the iPhone to check my main account (which I don't usually do on the phone). I did the swipe to delete on a few of the spam messages but I probably did it poorly & it opened the message instead. Not good. Using this tip (had I remembered) would have prevented me from acknowledging to the spammers that they have a live email account and would have been quicker.