iPhone Tip: Write Email Drafts on the iPhone
One thing I love my iPhone for is that it is a great tool to steal a few moments of productivity here and there. Maybe you’re waiting to pick the kids up from soccer practice, or maybe you’re in the waiting room at the dentist’s office, or whatever. Whenever you’ve got a few moments, it’s fun to fire up Safari on the iPhone and browse, but did you know you can draft email on the iPhone and send it later?
This is a great tip for those times when you’ve only got a few minutes and want to get a start on some email.
Here’s how it works:
- Start up the Mail application on the iPhone and begin composing an email message.
- If you don’t have time to finish the message, just press the “cancel” button. Counterintuitive? Yes, it is, but trust me. Just press the “cancel” button.
- When you press cancel, you’ll get a prompt asking whether or not you want to save your message. If you press the “save” button, then the iPhone will save a copy of your message in your drafts folder. You’ll be able to find this message later when you have time to finish it and send it.
I suggest you go ahead and try this with a test message. You’ll find that it works quite well, although sometimes it takes a minute or two before the message shows up in your drafts folder. Later, you’ll be able to finish the message on your iPhone or on your computer.
