How To Forward Email

Have you ever wondered how to forward email to another email account? Well, the process is different in every e-mail service, but the basic premise of how to change it is the same. Forwarding an email account can be very handy when changes occur with a company and emails need to be re-routed to the person now in charge of the exiting employees accounts. Or for when you want to shut down an account but don’t want to miss any of the emails that will be sent to it.

To forward email in Gmail, open your account and click the gear icon in the top right the select “Settings” from the drop down menu.

Next pick the “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab at the top of the screen. On this page, hit the “Add a Forwarding Address” button. Then type the address of the account you want the email to go to and hit “Next.”

A message screen will pop up asking you if you want to “Proceed” click on this. That’s it! Now you know how to forward email in Gmail, all other mail services will follow a similar process. Check settings, look for forwarding option, click on add new and add address.

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Written by: Jophiel Silvestrone

Jophiel Silvestrone has written 326 posts in the Tech Blog.

Jophiel grew up on a ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana near Chico Hot Springs. Working on the ranch instilled work ethic and self motivation. Filled with this drive, Jophiel started mowing the local school's yards twice a month throughout the summers, at the age of 12. He moved to Billings in 2004, where he has been deeply involved in the local business community ever since. A serial entrepreneur, Jophiel has ran multiple businesses in our local community. The first business, a janitorial and carpet cleaning company, founded in 2005, has employed over 50 locals. Moving on to the media industry, Jophiel and several partners founded Green Directory Montana in the spring of 2007. Green Directory's sustainability ranking software awarded points based on sustainable or "green" actions. These points counted towards a business's total "Green Score," which in turn ranked them against other businesses in their category and throughout the entire site. It also featured a limited edition print version distributed annually. A business acquisition allowed Jophiel to focus on new projects, and a few close business colleagues and Jophiel started Rocky Mountain Mr. & Ms. Magazine, a lifestyle publication for men and women in the Magic City. After a year and a half at the helm of RM3 Magazine, the business was purchased. He now runs a web development company SkyPoint Studios and fathers his son Jaoquin, who plays football, basketball, soccer, and is learning snowboarding from his dad. Recently, has expanded to locations in Havasu, Arizona & Vegas. SkyPoint Studios is a market leader in both Billings & Havasu and Jophiel is working on building that same level of market dominance in Vegas. Specialties: Extensive experience in online and offline business. Especially savvy at WordPress, and operate several sites, one example is the blog: skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com/tech-blog. Check out skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com for the latest projects from SkyPoint Studios.