Sync Your iPad Mail Settings with iTunes

There's a simple way of configuring your email settings on the iPad if you already have them setup on your Mac or PC. This excerpt from Biersdorfer's iPad: The Missing Manual should keep you from having to tinker with the settings.

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You get email on your computer, right? If you’re using a dedicated program like Apple Mail or Microsoft Outlook, you can copy those account settings over to your iPad and not have to fiddle with server addresses and other arcane tech settings.

To do it this way, connect the iPad to your computer, click its icon in iTunes, and then click the Info tab. Scroll down to Mail Accounts and put a check in the box next to “Sync selected mail accounts.” Pick the accounts you want to tote around on your iPad. Click Sync or Apply to copy the settings—but not your computer-based messages—over to the iPad, where you can check mail on the tablet.