It also includes information on how to disable Gmail forwarding.

Select theGearicon in the upper-right corner of the Gmail screen.

ChooseSee all settingsfrom the drop-down menu that appears.

The Settings gear in Gmail

Go to theForwarding and POP/IMAPtab.

In theForwardingsection, selectAdd a forwarding address.

Enter the email address you want to forward future Gmail messages to and then selectNext.

The See All Settings button in Gmail

SelectProceedin the pop-up window, then selectOK.

Gmail sends a confirmation email to the address you want to forward to.

Open it and go for the link to confirm the request.

The Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab in Gmail settings

SelectForward a copy of incoming mail to.

choose the field next toWhen messages are accessed with POPto tell Gmail what to do with forwarded messages.

How to Disable Gmail Forwarding

To turn off automatic forwarding, reverse the steps you took above.

The Add a forwarding address button

Select theGearicon in the upper-right corner and chooseSee All Settingsfrom the drop-down menu that appears.

Go to theForwarding and POP/IMAPtab and selectDisable forwarding.

SelectSave Changesat the bottom of the screen.

Add a forwarding address field

Confirm forwarding address pop-up

Confirmation of mail forwarding request

The Forward a copy of incoming mail to commands in Gmail

POP settings in Gmail

The Save Changes button in Gmail

The Disable Forwarding option in Gmail