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How do I get rid of the white DRAFT insert at the right hand bottom of email inbox on an IPad?

i know this has been asked previously, but it has been over a year and Apple requested a new inquiry.

Thank you for your assistance.

iPad, iPadOS 15

Posted on Mar 27, 2023 2:48 PM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2023 2:54 PM

You have perhaps encountered the iPadOS “Shelf” - this being a feature of the current iPadOS multitasking environment. 


iPadOS permits you to have multiple App windows for the same App. The shelf, when triggered, shows a thumbnail of each running window of an App.


For example, for Mail, each draft or open email message will have its own self-contained window. Simply tapping a thumbnail will switch directly to that running message window. Each App - such as Mail, Safari, Notes, Calendar, etc. - has its own corresponding shelf.


Individual App windows can be closed directly from the Shelf; just swipe the unwanted thumbnail off the top of the screen. Note however, that Multitasking and associated Shelf functions cannot be disabled.


This article from Appleinsider has a useful explanation of this feature along with many of the updates to multitasking:

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/08/12/how-to-master-multitasking-on-ipad-and-ipad-pro-in-ipados-15


The iPad User Guide is also a rich source of frequently overlooked information. The Guide is available both online using a web browser (such as Safari), or as an Apple Books download:

iPad User Guide - Apple Support

https://books.apple.com/book/id1567104892

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Mar 27, 2023 2:54 PM in response to Pepem01

You have perhaps encountered the iPadOS “Shelf” - this being a feature of the current iPadOS multitasking environment. 


iPadOS permits you to have multiple App windows for the same App. The shelf, when triggered, shows a thumbnail of each running window of an App.


For example, for Mail, each draft or open email message will have its own self-contained window. Simply tapping a thumbnail will switch directly to that running message window. Each App - such as Mail, Safari, Notes, Calendar, etc. - has its own corresponding shelf.


Individual App windows can be closed directly from the Shelf; just swipe the unwanted thumbnail off the top of the screen. Note however, that Multitasking and associated Shelf functions cannot be disabled.


This article from Appleinsider has a useful explanation of this feature along with many of the updates to multitasking:

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/08/12/how-to-master-multitasking-on-ipad-and-ipad-pro-in-ipados-15


The iPad User Guide is also a rich source of frequently overlooked information. The Guide is available both online using a web browser (such as Safari), or as an Apple Books download:

iPad User Guide - Apple Support

https://books.apple.com/book/id1567104892

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