You can create rules to automatically move, delete, forward, or mark new or already-received emails as read based on specific criteria. For example, you can create a rule that sorts emails from a particular sender into a specific folder, and you can edit and delete these rules at any time.
When you have multiple rules, they’re applied in the order they appear in the list, and you can reorder them. You can also change a rule’s conditions later.
Note: You may need to wait up to 15 minutes before new or changed rules take effect on incoming emails.
Create a rule
- Start the Settings app on your iPad.
- Tap your name, then tap iCloud.
- Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail, tap iCloud Mail Rules and then tap Add Rule.
- Enter a name for the new rule.
- Use the pop-up menu next to Message and the text field to specify the type of emails you want to manage.
- Use the pop-up menu next to Action to specify an action for the rule.
- Tap the Add button.
Important: If you apply rules to a folder and then delete the folder or change its name, make sure to update the rules for that folder accordingly. For example, you can’t forward emails to a deleted folder.
Change a rule
- Start the Settings app on your iPad.
- Tap your name, then tap iCloud.
- Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail. Tap iCloud Mail Rules.
- Tap a rule and then specify new conditions in the pop-up menus and text fields.
- Tap the Done button.
Reorder rules
Multiple rules take effect in the order in which they appear in the list.
- Start the Settings app on your iPad.
- Tap your name, then tap iCloud.
- Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail. Tap iCloud Mail Rules.
- Tap Edit.
- Press and hold the Grab button and drag a rule up or down in the list.
- Tap the Done button.
Delete a rule
- Start the Settings app on your iPad.
- Tap your name, then tap iCloud.
- Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail. Tap iCloud Mail Rules.
- Tap Edit, tap the Delete button next to the rule you want to delete, and then tap the Trash button.
- Tap the Done button.
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