Have you ever asked yourself the question – How to automatically forward specific emails in Gmail? Well, if you also feel the same then don’t worry you’re not alone on the list. I also go through some thoughts about what different features Gmail has to offer. What I love about this option is that it gives me the flexibility and convenience to forward emails sent from a specific sender. What is even more interesting is that I even have the flexibility to choose what I want to do with the email in question after it has been forwarded. So without wasting too much time let me get on to the main topic.
FAQ’s on How to automatically forward specific emails in gmail?
How to automatically forward specific emails in gmail through three dots?
- Go to the inbox and select the email that you want to send
- Then in the upper right corner, select the three dots.
- Select the Forward option from the drop-down box
- Type the email address that you want to send it to and select the option – Send.
How to automatically forward specific emails in gmail using Forward Button?
- Log in to your Gmail account and go to the inbox.
- Then choose the email that you want to send and select the option- Forward.
- Enter the email address of the person you are sending the email to and then click on- Send.
How to automatically forward specific emails in gmail through automatic forwarding?
- First login to your Gmail account and then go to the upper-right corner and click the gear icon and select – Settings
- Choose the option that says Forwarding and POP/IMAP
- Select the option that says – Add a forwarding address
- Type the alternate email address that you want your mails to come to and select – Next
- Select Proceed after receiving the confirmation notification.
- A verification code will be sent to the alternate email address, once you receive it select – OK
- Copy the confirmation code from the email you have received at the alternate address.
- Enter the code and then choose – Verify
- As soon as you have completed this process, all your mails will be forwarded to your alternate email address and the Automatic forwarding option is activated.
- Then you need to select the – Enable POP for all mail options and choose any one of the options mentioned below from the drop-down menu. The options would be
- Keep Gmail’s copy in the Inbox
You can choose this option if you still want to retain a copy of the email in your Gmail inbox as an unread or new email.
- Mark Gmail’s copy as read
With this option, you will still have the mail in your inbox but it will automatically go as read.
- Archive Gmail’s copy
In this option, the email will be deleted from the inbox as a read mail but it will be archived in your Gmail account so that you can search and recover it whenever you want.
- Delete Gmail’s copy
In this option, the email will go directly into the Trash folder after it has been forwarded to the alternate address. You have 30 days’ time to retrieve the email if you want otherwise, it will be permanently deleted from your Gmail account.
How to automatically forward specific emails in gmail as an attachment?
- Select the email in question that has to be forwarded.
- A tab will open just above the email with a three vertical dots icon.
- From the drop-down box, select the – Forward as an attachment option.
- Before clicking on the Send option enter the email address of the recipient in the – To section.
How to automatically forward specific emails in gmail to a specific person?
- First, go to your Gmail account
- Then add the forwarding address by choosing Forwarding and POP/IMAP under the Settings menu.
- Once the forwarding /alternate email address is verified, then you can choose to opt for the Filter option by going to the section that says – You can also forward only some of your mail by creating a filter.
- Then select – Create Filter option and type the specific email addresses whose emails you wish to forward.
By completing this process, you can forward specific emails automatically to an alternate email address.
Important things to remember
- The automatic forwarding option will only forward new incoming emails that will be sent after activating the Automatic forwarding option.
- It will not work on present or past emails that have come from the particular sender.
- You can forward emails that are presently in your inbox but it can only be done manually.
- After activating the automatic forwarding option in your email account, you will see a notice in a pink box stating – You are forwarding your email to emai@domainname.com. This notice will end in 7 days.
- Test your filter first so that you can be sure that you will not lose or miss any important emails.
