Gmail Forwarding Set Up


Part 1: Create a forwarding address

  1. Go to Gmail.com on your laptop or computer (not phone)
  2. Select the Settings button (gear icon)
  3. Select “See all Settings”
  4. Select the “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab
  5. Select the “Add a forwarding address” button
  6. Enter email@magicmailmachine.com into the field and select “Next”
  7. Select “Proceed” and “Ok” if asked to confirm
  8. Please wait ~3 minutes for the confirmation email to arrive.
    (Check your Archive or Spam folders)
  9. In the confirmation email, select the confirmation link to confirm forwarding
  10. Refresh the browser web page or close and re-open the browser tab

Part 2:
Now, for each email sender you want to summarize (such as “teacher@school.com”), follow the steps below:

  1. Open an email from that teacher or sender
  2. Select the “More” options button (3 vertical dots in the menu)
  3. Select “Filter messages like this”
  4. The “From” field in the popup should show the email address to forward
  5. Select “Create Filter”
  6. Check the box “Forward it to:” and select email@magicmailmachine.com
  7. Select “Create Filter”
  8. Repeat these steps for each email address you want to forward