Automatically Forward Gmail Messages to another Account

You can choose to forward all of your new messages to another email address, or only forward certain types of messages. View the steps below to setup email forwarding. 

Google Support Article - This article includes step by step instructions with a video walk through embedded.

Turn on automatic forwarding

  1. On your computer, open Gmail.
  2. Sign in to the account where you want to forward messages from.
  3. In the top right, click Settings - See all settings.
  4. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP or Forwarding tab.
  5. In the "Forwarding" section, click Add a forwarding address.
  6. Enter the email address you want to forward messages to.
  7. Click Next - Proceed - OK.
    • A verification message is sent to the forwarding email address.
  8. In the other email account, click the verification link in the message.
  9. Return to the "Settings" page in Gmail.
  10. Refresh your browser.
  11. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP or Forwarding tab.
  12. In the "Forwarding" section, select Forward a copy of incoming mail to.
  13. Choose what you want to happen with the Gmail copy of your emails.
    • It’s recommended you select Keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox.
  14. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

Turn off automatic forwarding

  1. On your computer, open Gmail.
  2. Sign in to the account that's forwarding your emails.
  3. In the top right, click Settings - See all settings.
  4. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP or Forwarding tab.
  5. In the "Forwarding" section, click Disable forwarding.
  6. At the bottom, click Save Changes.
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