To get a delete button instead of the archive button, go into the email setting for your Gmail account and turn archiving off.
On 31/08/12 08:05, Kirsten Edmondson wrote: > Thank you, I thought it must be something like that. > Should I change my account settings for my Gmail account? So that the > messages do not remain on the server? What do other people do? Does anyone > think I need to change any other settings? I don't want to end up with loads > of messages everywhere… But equally, I don't want to lose messages, and I do > use iPhone mail and Mac mail… > Thank you! > > Kirsten Edmondson > kirsten.edmond...@btinternet.com > 07867978791 > > > > On 31 Aug 2012, at 13:59, Scott Davert <scottslistm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Kirsten. >> I typically don't delete my messages in this manor, though it does >> work. Archiving is something entirely different, it stores your >> messages, quite litterally, in an archive. What I do to delete >> messages is as follows: >> When you know exactly what messages you wish to delete, when in the >> Inbox folder, and not a message, find the edit button located to the >> right of the heading for the title of the folder. Activate this, and >> then begin flicking right and double tapping the messages you wish to >> delete. At the bottom of the current view of messages is a move >> button. Double tap the move button and this will bring up a list of >> folders. Navigate to the trash folder, double tap, and all those >> messages you earlier selected will be moved to your Trash folder, and >> ultimatley deleted after 2 weeks on your phone. Note that this does >> not delete your messages from the Gmail server, it moves them into the >> trash folder. >> >> HTH, >> Scott >> >> On 8/31/12, Kirsten Edmondson <kirsten.edmond...@btinternet.com> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> I have just added my gmail account to my iphone, and it works successfully >>> to send and receive messages, but randomly I don't have a delete button. I >>> can't find a delete button when at the bottom of the screen when I have the >>> message open or when I click edit and then select the messages. There is a >>> different button called "archive" is this the same thing? >>> Did I set up the account up wrong? >>> Sorry for my ignorance! >>> Many thanks >>> >>> Kirsten Edmondson >>> kirsten.edmond...@btinternet.com >>> 07867978791 >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
