Pmi1953

Q: Mail on iPad and IMac

Hello,

 

I have in the program Mail different mailboxes. Is it possible to transfer those same mailboxes to my Mail program on my iPad so I become the same situation on both? If yes, how to do that?

Thank you very much!

PMI1953

iPad Air, iOS 9.2.1, MacBook Pro

Posted on Aug 2, 2016 7:49 AM

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  • by erin_b1,

    erin_b1 erin_b1 Aug 3, 2016 5:03 AM in response to Pmi1953
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    Aug 3, 2016 5:03 AM in response to Pmi1953

    Happy day to you, Pmi1953! 

     

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. By now, you've successfully found a way to organize mail on your Mac in a way that works for you. Having these mailboxes be identical on the iPad would certainly make things much more fluid and easily accessible. The solution here depends on how those mailboxes were created. 

     

    These are the two resources we'll be using: 

    Use Mail on your Mac

    Set up an email account on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

     

    Organize your email

    You can create Mailboxes to organize your email messages. Mailboxes work like folders in the Finder.

     

    To create a Mailbox:

    1. In Mail choose Mailbox > New Mailbox
    2. In the sheet that appears, choose the location for the Mailbox. 
         
      • Choose On My Mac to create a Mailbox that resides on only your Mac.
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      • Choose your email service (such as iCloud) to create a Mailbox that you can access from any device you check email from.
    3. Name the mailbox and click OK.

    All of your mailboxes are listed in the sidebar. If the sidebar isn't visible, click the Mailboxes button in the Favorites bar, or choose View > Show Mailbox List. Use any of these methods to move messages into your mailboxes:

    • Drag messages into a mailbox.
    • When viewing a message, choose "Move to" or "Copy to" from the Messages menu in the menu bar. 
    • Control-click a message in a messages list, then choose "Move to" or "Copy to" from shortcut menu that appears.
    • Use the Rules feature in Safari preferences to create a mail rule that moves messages based on conditions that you specify. 

     

    When creating these folders and mailboxes, the key is to choose your Email provider like "G-mail" or "iCloud". This is what will ensure the folders and mailboxes sync across and match what is on your iPad. If you've chosen "On this mac", the mailboxes and emails are locally saved on the Mac. Simply create a new mailbox and select your service provider. Then drag your messages from the old mailbox to the new. 

     

    Cheers!