laverne's mom
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Q: Deleting from gmail

I've had my Mac for a little more than 2years and just got this iPad2.  I love it but there are a lot of things to learn.  I have no trouble getting my gmail (Comcast email is a bit trickier) and reading it, but can't begin to figure out how to delete one.  I'm sure it is something simple, and will feel really dumb when I find out how to,do,this.  I can do it when I'm on my Mac, if I have to, but there must be a way, isn't there?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 22, 2012 9:02 AM

by Julian Wright,Solvedanswer
Julian Wright Julian Wright
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A:

I have an archive button, but that really isn't what I wanted.  And no trash icon showing up.

 

You can change that. See: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4207

Posted on Apr 22, 2012 9:33 AM

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  • by 16shatzerj,Helpful

    16shatzerj 16shatzerj Apr 22, 2012 9:04 AM in response to laverne's mom
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    Apr 22, 2012 9:04 AM in response to laverne's mom

    There should be a trash can icon and select that and it will delete it.

  • by Julian Wright,Helpful

    Julian Wright Julian Wright Apr 22, 2012 9:04 AM in response to laverne's mom
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    Apr 22, 2012 9:04 AM in response to laverne's mom

    Just swipe to the left or right on the email in the InBox and tap the Delete button that appears.

  • by laverne's mom,

    laverne's mom laverne's mom Apr 22, 2012 9:26 AM in response to Julian Wright
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    Apr 22, 2012 9:26 AM in response to Julian Wright

    Thank you both for replying so quickly.  Actually, neither suggestion really worked, but got me to looking at options.  I was stuck in one of those places that you keep doing the same thing over and over with nothing being different (the definition of insanity I've been told).  I have an archive button, but that really isn't what I wanted.  And no trash icon showing up.  Swiping didn't do anything either, though I might have needed to use more fingers.  I'm learning how important that is.  but I do have a move button.  So I move the email to the trash.  Without your suggestions, I would have been annoyingly stuck for too long.  So I really do thank you.

  • by Julian Wright,Solvedanswer

    Julian Wright Julian Wright Apr 22, 2012 9:33 AM in response to laverne's mom
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    Apr 22, 2012 9:33 AM in response to laverne's mom

    I have an archive button, but that really isn't what I wanted.  And no trash icon showing up.

     

    You can change that. See: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4207

  • by Dah•veed,

    Dah•veed Dah•veed Apr 22, 2012 9:39 AM in response to laverne's mom
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    Apr 22, 2012 9:39 AM in response to laverne's mom

    If you go to Settings/Mail, Contacts... and enter your Gmail account configuration, you should find a setting that allows you to choose to delete or to archive mail. Changing that setting should give you a  trash can icon in the Mail app.

  • by Julian Wright,

    Julian Wright Julian Wright Apr 22, 2012 9:40 AM in response to Dah•veed
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    Apr 22, 2012 9:40 AM in response to Dah•veed

    That's what the support article I linked to tells how to do.

  • by laverne's mom,

    laverne's mom laverne's mom Apr 22, 2012 9:53 AM in response to Julian Wright
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    Apr 22, 2012 9:53 AM in response to Julian Wright

    Worked perfectly, thank you.  Wish I could have given you both a "solved", but since you replied back first, you get the points, though I would imagine you both have plenty already.  I really do appreciate your getting back to me.  The iPad guide does have instructions about changing from archiving to delete and swiping works to delete then instead of archiving.  I guess I'd better spend a little more time looking at the Guide

  • by Dah•veed,

    Dah•veed Dah•veed Apr 22, 2012 10:30 AM in response to Julian Wright
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    Apr 22, 2012 10:30 AM in response to Julian Wright

    OK, but what is your point, that we have duplicated useful information to the OP? If you check the time stamps on our comments we were likely working on the issue simultaneously, you finding the Knowledge Base article in your link, while I was testing my solution directly on my iPad.