Note: This article was originally published in 2014. Some steps, commands, or software versions may have changed. Check the current Gmail documentation for the latest information.

In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn set auto-forwarding from your gmail account.

How to: Set Auto-Forwarding from your Gmail account

and get your Gmail on Outlook.com

It’s easy to set up your Gmail account to forward new messages to Outlook.com.

  1. Sign in to Gmail and Outlook.com in separate browser windows.
  2. Open Forwarding and POP/IMAP in Gmail settings by clicking (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=280463).
  3. Click Add a forwarding address and type in the email address you want your emails to be forwarded to.
  4. Click Next and proceed. Gmail will send a confirmation to your Outlook.com inbox.
  5. In your Outlook.com inbox, open the confirmation email. You’ll find the confirmation code.
  6. Go back to Gmail settings, enter the confirmation code and click Verify.
  7. Click Forward a copy of incoming mail to and choose the email address you configured previously.
  8. Click Save Changes.

That’s it. Let’s set it up now! If you have any problems, go to (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=280464). If you are using another provider (not Outlook.com) don’t worry, the instructions are pretty generic for forwarding any emails from Gmail to a third party mail host.

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Summary

You’ve successfully learned set auto-forwarding from your gmail account. If you run into any issues, double-check the prerequisites and ensure your Gmail environment is properly configured.