How to Copy an Email on iPhone or iPad

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This wikiHow teaches you how to copy an email from your mailbox to your clipboard as a PDF document, using an iPhone or iPad. You can then paste the copied PDF, and insert it into a note in the Notes app, or share it in another email or text message.

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    It's the icon that looks like an envelope on a blue background.
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    This opens it in full-screen.
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    This button is next to the Trash in the lower-right corner of your screen. Your email options will be opened on a pop-up menu.
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    This will open your email's print preview on a new page. Don't worry, you won't need to print it on an actual printer.
    • Swipe left on the preview pages to view all the pages of your email.
    • Optionally, you can tap the Range field on this page, and select a page range to copy. This might be useful if you don't want to copy all the pages of the email.
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    Pinch out on your email's print preview with two fingers to zoom in. This will open your email's page preview in full-screen.
    • On some versions, you may have to long-press on the page preview instead of pinching out with two fingers.
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    Your options menu will slide in from the bottom of your screen.
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    It's the two gray pages on the bottom of the menu. It will copy the entire email to your clipboard as a PDF document.
    • You can then paste the email and all of its pages to Notes or an email or text message.
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      1. Open the Mail app.
      2. Tap an email.
      3. Tap the arrow icon at the bottom.
      4. Tap Print .
      5. Zoom in on a page.
      6. Tap the Share icon on the top-right.
      7. Tap Copy .

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