Steps To Enable Email Forwarding in Outlook

Step 1: Open the File Menu

  • Click File at the top left of your screen.

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Step 2: Open the Rules and Alerts window

  • Click on the Manage Rules & Alerts option at the bottom of the Account Information menu.

Step 3: Create a New Rule

  • Click the New Rule button.

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Step 4:  Apply Rule to all Messages

  • Select ‘Apply rule on messages I receive‘ then click Next.
  • Do not select any other option on the next screen and click Next.

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Note You must click Yes when asked if you wish the rule to apply to every message.

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Step 5: Designate the recipient of your Email

  • Select ‘redirect it to people or public groups. 
  • You will receive a copy of the message and will forward the message to other users.

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NoteClick the ‘people or public group‘ link and select the user you wish to forward to from the address list in Step 2, and click Next.

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Please click Next, if you do not wish to add any exceptions to the rule (all mail will be forwarded).

Step 6: Enable the forwarding Rule

  • You can enable a rule by giving it a name, clicking Finish, and then clicking OK.

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Step 7: Turning off forwarding

  • Click the Manage Rules and Alerts button from the File menu.
  • Click OK after unticking the box next to the forwarding rule in the list of rules.

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