2 ways to set auto-forward e-mail in Outlook

By | December 23, 2020

In this article, we will know how to auto-set auto-forward e-mail in Outlook.

how to set auto-forward e-mail in Outlook

The outlook is one of the most popular email accounts in the World. Outlook provides many features auto-forward e-mail is one of them. In an auto-forward e-mail in Outlook, you can easily forward to email on your main email id.

An auto-forward e-mail in outlook allow user to forward email from two various ways-

  • Direct Forwarding Method:- In the Direct Forwarding method is also called default forwarding via you can forward all the email from one account to another email account in outlook.
  • Create Outlook Rules Method:- In this method, You can create rules via you can only forward the important email to your primary email account.

How to auto-forward e-mail in Outlook using Direct Forwarding

  1. Navigate to the browser and Open Outlook or Hotmail.
  2. Sign in with Microsoft credential email id, Phone, or Skype and type password.
  3. Click on Settings Icon on Right side top corner.
Settings Options on Outlook

4. Click on view all Outlook Settings.

View all outlook settings

5. Click on Mail settings.

6. Click on Forwarding.

Check Box on enable forwarding, Type Forwarded email address.

Note:- If you want to keep copy of Forwarded massage then check box on “Keep a Copy of Forwarded massage.

Forwarding settings outlook

7. Click on Save and Exit.

How to auto-forward e-mail in Outlook using create Outlook rules

If you want to Forward some special categories of Email to your accounts such as high importance, special categories, any special person email, etc then you can create such a rule via forwarded the massage.

To auto-forward e-mail in Outlook using create Outlook rules follow these steps-

  1. Navigate to the browser and Open Outlook or Hotmail.
  2. Sign in with Microsoft credential email id, Phone, or Skype and type password.
  3. Click on the Settings Icon on the Right side top corner.
  4. Click on view all Outlook Settings.
  5. Navigate to Mail<Rules<Add new rules.
  6. Type Rules Name.
  7. Select Condition according to your requirement.

8. Now Click on add to action and select forward to.

Forward to

9. Type Email address where forward condition e-mail.

Forwarded settings outlook using rules

10. After Update all the settings click on save.

Video Tutorial:-How to auto-forward e-mail in Outlook using create Outlook rules

FAQ: How to auto-forward e-mail in Outlook

1. How can I delete auto-forward e-mail in Outlook using Rules?

Ans. To delete auto-forward, e-mail in Outlook follow these steps-
1. Navigate to settings.
2. View all Outlook Settings.
3. Navigate to Mail< Rules<Forward e-mail.
4. Click on Delete Icon on the Right side.

2. How can I Fix auto-forward e-mail rules not Working?

Ans.
1. Navigate to settings.
2. View all Outlook Settings.
3. Navigate to Mail< Rules<Forward e-mail.
4. Click on “if your rules are not working generate a report” below forwarded rules.

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