Gmail set up mail forwarding

Setting up mail forwarding in Gmail allows you to forward incoming emails from your Gmail account to another email address. Here's a step-by-step guide to set up mail forwarding in Gmail:

Method 1: Forwarding emails to another Gmail account

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
4. Click on the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab.
5. Click on the "Add a forwarding address" button.
6. Enter the email address you want to forward emails to in the "Forwarding address" field.
7. Click on the "Next" button.
8. Confirm that you want to add the forwarding address by clicking on the "Add" button.
9. You will receive a verification email at the forwarding address. Click on the verification link in the email to confirm the forwarding address.
10. Once the forwarding address is verified, you can enable forwarding by clicking on the "Forward a copy of incoming mail to" dropdown menu and selecting the forwarding address.

Method 2: Forwarding emails to a non-Gmail account

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
4. Click on the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab.
5. Click on the "Add a forwarding address" button.
6. Enter the email address you want to forward emails to in the "Forwarding address" field.
7. Click on the "Next" button.
8. Confirm that you want to add the forwarding address by clicking on the "Add" button.
9. You will receive a verification email at the forwarding address. Click on the verification link in the email to confirm the forwarding address.
10. Once the forwarding address is verified, you can enable forwarding by clicking on the "Forward a copy of incoming mail to" dropdown menu and selecting the forwarding address.
11. Make sure to select "Forward a copy of incoming mail to" and not "Redirect the email to this destination" as this will delete the email from your Gmail account instead of forwarding it.

Tips and considerations

• You can forward emails from multiple Gmail accounts to a single email address.
• You can also set up filters to forward specific emails to a specific email address.
• Forwarding emails may delay the delivery of emails to the forwarding address.
• If you forward emails to a non-Gmail account, you may not be able to use Gmail's features such as labels, filters, and search.
• You can also use Gmail's "Send & Archive" feature to forward emails and archive them in your Gmail account.