If you use one of the more common email providers such as AOL, Yahoo!, Google, MobileMe, or Microsoft Exchange, your iPad can set up your email account almost automatically. All you have to do is type in your email address, and your iPad can figure out the correct settings.
To set up a MobileMe, Yahoo!, Google, AOL, or Microsoft Exchange email account, follow these steps:
From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears.
Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Mail, Contacts, Calendars settings screen appears, as shown in Figure 16-1.
Tap Add Account. The Add Account screen appears, as shown in Figure 16-2.
Tap the button of your email provider. A screen and virtual keyboard appears where you can type your name, email address, password, and optional description of your account, as shown in Figure 16-3.
Type your name, email address, password, and optional description of your account, and tap Save in the upper-right corner.
Press the Home button. The Home screen appears.
Tap Mail. If you're currently connected to the Internet, your iPad will retrieve any messages for that email account.
Note
You'll need to set up an email account with your chosen provider before setting up the email account on your iPad. If you don't have an email address yet, you can get a free one by visiting http://gmail.com/ or http://mail.yahoo.com/.
