The basics: send, reply, archive and delete
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Menu names differ between software versions. If a path here does not match your phone, search your Settings app for the setting named in bold — it is the same setting under a different label.
Four actions cover most of what anyone does with mail. Each has more than one route in BlueMail, and it is worth knowing the fast one.
Send an email
Tap Compose, or open a message and choose Reply, Reply All or Forward.
Write the message and tap the send arrow at the top right.
Forward an email
From an open message, use the arrow at the top right and choose Forward, or the 3-dot menu in message view.
Forward can also be put on a swipe action or in the bottom bar if you use it often — see below.
Archive an email
Archiving keeps a message without leaving it in the Inbox, and works on every provider.
Swipe the message in the list, or use the actions along the bottom of an open message.
Delete an email
Same two routes: swipe in the list, or the bottom actions in an open message. Deleted mail goes to Trash, so a mistaken delete is recoverable until Trash is emptied.
Put the actions you use where you can reach them
Settings → Customize menus controls which actions appear on a swipe and which sit in the bottom bar. If you archive constantly and never snooze, that screen is worth two minutes.
Using BlueMail for other devices
Adding an account
Add a mail account in a few taps, or set the incoming and outgoing servers by hand when your provider is not on the list.
Navigating the app
The Unified Inbox, the folder drawer, what a swipe left and right does, and how to refresh the message list.
Notification methods
BlueMail sets how each account checks for mail — Instant Push, Direct Push, Frequent Fetch, No Push or Manual — per account, in the app's own settings.
Signatures
Set a different signature per account, style it with fonts and colour, add a logo, and choose which emails it appears on.
Tasks and Reply Later
Mark an email Reply Today or Reply Later, find it again on the Tasks board, and mark it Done when it is handled.