#How to Automatically Forward Emails in Microsoft Outlook

Tip: If you happen to have an email in your inbox that is one of those you’d like to forward, select it. This will give you a jumpstart on creating the rule because Outlook will use some of the details in the Rule Wizard.

Go to the Home tab, click the Rules drop-down arrow in the Move section of the ribbon, and select “Create Rule.”

When the Create Rule window displays, click “Advanced Options” to open the Rule Wizard.

The first step in setting up your forwarding rule is to pick the condition. Check the box next to each condition you’d like to use for the email selection. As you do, you’ll see these display in the description at the bottom. Click “Next.”

Now, you’ll select the action. You can pick Forward it to People or Public Group or Forward it to People or Public Group as an Attachment. Check the box per your preference.

In the description at the bottom, click “People or Public Group.”

Then, select the email address you want to forward the messages to and click “To” at the bottom. If necessary, you can use the drop-down list beneath Address Book to pick a certain contact list. Click “OK.”

Back in the Rule Wizard window, click “Next” and check the boxes for the exceptions you’d like to add, if any. Click “Next.”

Give your rule a name and then check the box for Turn on This Rule. Optionally, you can check the box to run the rule immediately. Click “Finish” to save and enable your rule.

For either option, click the gear icon on the top right to open the Settings sidebar. At the bottom, click “View All Outlook Settings.”

Forward Certain Emails

To only forward specific emails, you’ll set up a rule. Select “Mail” on the far left and then “Rules” to the right. Click “Add New Rule.”

There are only three steps to setting up a rule in Outlook for the web. Start by naming your rule.

Next, click the drop-down box to select a condition. You can use criteria such as who the email is from, how your name appears, or what the subject line or body includes.

Make your selection and then include any additional details needed in the box to the right, if applicable. To include more criteria, click “Add Another Condition” and do the same thing.

Finally, you’ll add the action. Click the drop-down box for Select an Action and choose either “Forward To” or “Forward as Attachment” per your preference.

Enter the email address you want to forward the emails to in the box that appears. To include another action or add an exception, click the corresponding link.

If you have other rules set up using similar conditions, you can check the box to Stop Processing More Rules if you like. This will ignore subsequent rules that apply to the same emails.

When you finish, review your rule and click “Save.”

Instead of forwarding specific emails, you can choose to forward them all.

Select “Mail” on the far left and then “Forwarding” to the right.

Check the box to Enable Forwarding. Then, enter the email address you want to forward messages to in the box. Optionally, you can check the box to Keep a Copy of Forwarded Messages. Then, click “Save” when you finish.