How to set up forwarding rules in GMail

Forwarding rules can be used to set up your invoice emails to go to any other email address, ie your inbox monitor address in Arua.

Action needed

1.  Open an email from a vendor and click on the 3 dots at the top

2.  Select Filter messages like these

3.   Click on Create filter on the popup screen to set up a rule that all emails from this email address will be forwarded.  DO NOT fill in any other fields but the From one.

4.  Click on Add forwarding address

5.   Insert the address you want this email to be forwarded to. 

6.  Click on Progress

7.  The email you inserted will receive a confirmation code via email that you need to insert here and click on Verify.

8.  If you want to check on your forwarding filters or lots the page you can go to Settings in GMail

9.  Click on Forwarding and POP/IMAP and insert the confirmation code.

10.  Now repeat the numbers 1 to 4.  You now will have a dropdown next to Forward it where you can choose the forwarding address and click on Create filter.  You can add some of the tickboxes of your choice as well.