# Configuring your email settings on your iPad

> A walkthrough of the key email settings available in the iPad Mail app.

Source: https://www.kualo.com/knowledgebase/email-apple/configuring-your-email-settings-on-your-ipad
Updated: 2026-06-09

---

The iPad Mail app gives you a range of options to control how your email looks and behaves. Here is a quick guide to the most useful settings.

## Open the Mail settings

1. Locate and tap the **Settings** icon on your home screen. Its position may vary depending on how you have arranged your apps.

   ![Settings icon](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/9f/6f/9f6f82e5f31ea6d4ea78b2c9ab4eeed1ff173f8f.png)

2. Scroll down and tap **Mail**. This is where you can adjust all your Mail app preferences.

   ![Mail settings](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/63/09/6309bf3395c0f1e05437d0d134dc4eabdfbcc9b1.png)

## Fetch new data

3. Tap **Fetch New Data**. If your email service supports Push, you can enable it here so new messages arrive immediately. If not, you can set the app to fetch email at regular intervals - every 15, 30, or 60 minutes - or only when you open the app manually.

   ![Fetch New Data](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/42/df/42dfd2a8adbb11d22574445632175318169f0c55.png)

## Message display options

4. Return to the main Mail settings screen and tap **Show**.

   ![Show option](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/ad/8c/ad8c7c0b901b1354975e112c5f8c272953e6e2c4.png)

5. Choose how many recent messages to display in your inbox at one time.

   ![Number of messages](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/27/2b/272b1e039b5968e019020d75d4063f0def129daf.png)

6. Set how many **Preview** lines appear beneath each message subject in the message list.

   ![Preview lines](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/76/b3/76b38cb2daafad940d94220deb83dd7e5185ccae.png)

7. Adjust the **Minimum Font Size** to make message text easier to read.

   ![Font size](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/4f/68/4f6839a34f8971c8afb3e98866272f00e1f4e05f.png)

8. Choose whether to show **To** and **CC** labels in the message list. You can also turn on **Always Bcc Myself** to automatically send a copy of every outgoing message to your own address.

   ![To/CC labels and Bcc](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/ab/65/ab6546c719f96e419f84b63b6b6dc2fb4c71bd62.png)

## Signature and default account

9. Scroll down to set your email **Signature**, and if you have more than one account configured, choose which one is your **Default Account** for new messages.

   ![Signature and default account](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/76/11/7611561be329835caddc101395c0d6e2098a10c0.png)

   ![Further settings](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/7e/b3/7eb3081b334e7921c00be49e929dabc352e11d8a.png)

:::tip
Most Mail preferences take effect immediately - you do not need to restart the app after making changes.
:::


---

_Source: Kualo Knowledgebase — https://www.kualo.com/knowledgebase/email-apple/configuring-your-email-settings-on-your-ipad · © Kualo Ltd._