Watch the entire video tutorial series on the Apple iPad

- To

setup email on the iPad

, tap the email icon.

- If no mailbox exists, you'll be prompted to add one. If you already have email setup but want to

add multiple email accounts to the iPad

, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars and select Add Account.

- Select the appropriate email service or Other.

- Enter your name as you want it to appear on outgoing mail.

- Enter the email address and password as set by the email service provider.

- Enter the description as you want it to appear on your iPad (mailbox name).

Using email on the iPad

- In landscape mode, you'll have a two-panel view on your inbox. Messages appear in the left panel, their content in the right.

- In portrait mode, tap on Inbox to bring up the mail panel.

- Tap an email to open in preview.

- Tap the folder icon to apply a label or drop it in a folder.

- Tap the trash icon to delete.

- Tap the arrow icon to reply or forward.

- Tap the notepad and pencil icon to compose a new message.

- The splitscreen interface appears in many other iPad apps.

To change your email signature:

- By default, your iPad emails will be appended with "Sent from my iPad."

- You can change the default signature by going to Settings, selecting Mail, Contacts, Calendars and scrolling down until you find Signature.

- Tap on Signature and enter your chosen text in the text field.

Download the iPad User Guide (PDF link) from Apple.