Outlook - Setting Up Email Forwarding

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Setting up email forwarding varies by the version of Outlook you are using.

If you're using the New Outlook:

  1. Open Settings by clicking the gear symbol in the top right corner.
  2. In the window that pops up, click Mail.
  3. Click Forwarding.
  4. Toggle the "Enable Forwarding" switch and enter the email you are forwarding to.
  5. Click Save.

If you're using Classic Outlook:

  1. In the top ribbon, open the Home tab.
  2. Click "More commands" or the three dots.
  3. In the window that pops up, click "Rules".
  4. Click Manage Rules & Alerts.
  5. Click "New Rule".
  6. Under "Start from a blank rule," check "Apply rule on messages I receive." Click Next.
  7. Under "Which condition(s) do you want to check?"
    1. Do not select any conditions or edit the rule description in steps 1 or 2.
    2. Select "Next".
    3. Select "Yes" to This rule will be applied to every message you receive.
  8. Under "What do you want to do with this message?"
    1. Under Step 1: Select action(s), select "redirect it to people or public group" and "stop processing more rules".
    2. Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, select the "people or public group" link.
  9. In the Rule Address dialog box, under Address Book, select the contact list that contains the email address you want to forward to.
    1. In the "To" box at the bottom, enter the email address you want to forward to.
    2. Select OK.
  10. Select Finish, select Apply, and then select OK.

If you're using the web version of Outlook:

  1. Open Settings by clicking the gear symbol in the top right corner.
  2. In the window that pops up, click Email.
  3. Click Forwarding.
  4. Toggle the "Enable Forwarding" switch and enter the email you are forwarding to.
  5. Click Save.

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Article ID: 5121
Created
Thu 10/2/25 12:03 PM
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Thu 10/2/25 12:17 PM