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How to set up automatic email forwarding for 2FA or magic link enabled login?

By Neda Ali
March 1, 2024

How to set up automatic email forwarding in Gmail web?

  1. Log into your Gmail account  

  2. Click on the show search option from the search box at the top 

  3. Enter your search criteria i.e., enter the criteria for the emails you want to forward. This could include specific senders (from address), subjects, keywords, or any other relevant information.   

  4. Click on "Search" to see which emails match your search criteria. This step ensures that your search is working correctly and captures the emails you want to forward.  

  5. Click on the “Advanced search” button and then proceed to click on "Create filter”. Select the option "Forward it to" to set up automatic forwarding.  

  6. After choosing the forwarding option, enter the email address to which you want to forward the emails and proceed to click create filter. 

 

How to set up automatic email forwarding in Outlook web? 

  1. Upon opening your Outlook web application, click on Settings >> Email > > Rules and then click on Add new rule. 

  2. For each rule you should enter a name, at least 1 condition and an action. They are as follows: 

    Name 

    Give your rule a descriptive name for easy identification and editing after setup. 

    Condition 

    You should specify the reason for forwarding your email, which is setting condition for your email forwarding. Here, you can set multiple conditions for a single rule. 

    "From”: for forwarding emails from a specific email to another internal account. 

    "Before": for forwarding emails received before a specified date. 

    "After": for forwarding emails received after a specified date. 

    "Subject includes”: for forwarding emails related to a specific topic. 

    Action 

    You can specify the email address(es) to which you want to forward emails based on the conditions you've set. You have the option to forward emails to multiple addresses if needed. 

    "Forward to”: for forwarding emails to a specific email if the condition is met. 

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