How to Forward All Email Messages and Set Up Filters

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Forwarding E-mail through the use of Gmail's filter system allows you to target specific e-mails and specific information within those e-mails to sort them and forward them off to another e-mail address.

1.) Sign into your Oakland University Webmail Powered by Google which can be found at http://webmail.oakland.edu.

Log-in to Webmail

2.) Select "Settings" in the top right corner of the page.

Settings

3.) Select "Forwarding & POP/IMAP" from the top bar, and select "Add a Forwarding Address"

Forwarding & POP/IMAP

4.) Enter in the email address you would like e-mails fowarded to in the box, and select "Next" and "OK"

Enter Email Address

How to Set Up Filters to Forwarding Email Address

1.) Select "Filters" on the top bar, and click "Create New Filter"

Filters

2.) Enter in the information on the e-mails you would like forwarded and click "Next step >>"

Next Step...

3.) Choose the checkbox next to "Forward it to: " and it will default to the newest account. If you have more than one account set up for forwarding, select the one you wish to forward to for this particular filter.

Log-in to Webmail

Once you select "Create Filter", any emails that come through to your account that fall within the confines of your filter will be forwarded or treated however you select in the last step. If you would like all current messages already in your mailbox treated this way, you can select "Also apply filter to X conversations below."

To forward all e-mail, regardless of filters, please see the Public Solution at http://kb.oakland.edu/uts/How_To_Forward_Email_Using_POP to learn how to forward emails using POP.

For further help, please email Helpdesk AT Oakland DOT edu, visit us at 202 Kresge Library or call (248)370-4357 Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm.

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