In case you plan on being gone for an extended period of time (maternity leave, paternal leave, extended vacation, etc.), it may be useful to setup email forwarding and/or filtering. This article will guide you through the steps to do so.


Turn on automatic forwarding
  1. On your computer, open Gmail using the account you want to forward messages from. You can only forward messages for a single Gmail address, and not an email group or alias.

  2. In the top right, click Settings -> See All Settings

  3. Click the Forwarding tab.

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  4. In the "Forwarding" section, click Add a forwarding address.

  5. Enter the email address you want to forward messages to.

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  6. Click Next -> Proceed ->OK.

  7. A verification message will be sent to that address. Click the verification link in that message.

  8. Go back to the settings page for the Gmail account you want to forward messages from and refresh your browser.

  9. Click the Forwarding tab.

  10. In the "Forwarding" section, select Forward a copy of incoming mail to.Image Placeholder

  11. Choose what you want to happen with the Gmail copy of your emails. We recommend Mark Gmail's copy as read.

  12. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.


Turn off automatic forwarding
  1. On your computer, open Gmail using the account you want to stop forwarding messages from.

  2. In the top right, click Settings -> See all settings. 

  3. Click the Forwarding tab.

  4. In the "Forwarding" section, click Disable forwarding.Image Placeholder

  5. At the bottom, click Save Changes.

Note: When your new messages are forwarded, messages from spam won't be included.

 

 


Creating a filter in the forwarding recipient’s inbox
  1. Open Gmail.

  2. In the search box at the top, click The Filter on the right side .Image Placeholder

  3. Enter in the forwarding sender’s email in To:

  4. At the bottom of the search window, click Create filter.

  5. Check off Apply the label and choose your label or create a new label to file those incoming emails under.Image Placeholder

  6. Check off Also apply filter to matching conversations.

  7. Click 'Create filter'

Note: When you create a filter to forward messages, only new messages will be affected. Additionally, when someone replies to a message you've filtered, the reply will only be filtered if it meets the same search criteria.