How to Turn on Mail Forwarding in Gmail

Forwarding an email is a useful feature for many types of use cases. Whether it is a old unused email or a temporary measure, it can help send emails to the correct destination. Once mail forwarding is turned on, it will send a copy of all the emails that account receives to the forwarding address. To only forward email that meets a certain criteria, follow the guide on how to create a filter in Gmail.

The option to delete the original, mark it as read or archive it can be found at the very end of this guide on step 8.

1. Open Gmail and click on the Settings/Gear icon in the upper right corner.
   
2. In the Quick Settings menu, click on the “See all settings” button.
   
3. On the Settings menu, click on the “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab.
   
4. In the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab, inside the Forwarding section, click on the “Add a forwarding address” button.
   
5. Enter the email address for where you want to forward emails to.
   
6. Click on the “Proceed” button when a pop-up appears to confirm.
   
7. Open the email in on the destination email address of the forwarding and either click on the link or copy the verification code to confirm.
   
   • Method A: Clicking the Verification Link
     1. Click on the “Confirm” button.
        
     2. Now, the email forwarding should be turned on.
        
   • Method B: Verification Code
     1. Copy and paste the verification code into the text box back in the Forwarding section of the Gmail settings and click the “Verify” button.
        
     2. Now, the email forwarding should be turned on
8. Modify the forwarding email address and preferences and click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the page.