How to Set up Email Forwarding in Yahoo Mail

Yahoo Mail email forwarding allows users to send emails automatically or manually from one account to another. It's a valuable tool for managing multiple email addresses, ensuring critical communications reach a central inbox, and sharing messages with others.

This guide explains how to forward individual emails, forward all incoming emails automatically, and set up filters to forward messages from specific senders in Yahoo Mail.

Simple email forwarding in Yahoo Mail (manual method)

To forward an individual email manually in Yahoo Mail, follow these steps:

• Step 1: Log in to your Yahoo Mail account and locate the email you wish to forward.
• Step 2: Open the email by clicking on it.
• Step 3: Click the "Forward" button at the top of the email or in the toolbar.
• Step 4: Enter the recipient's email address in the "To" field.
• Step 5: Add any additional message if necessary, then click "Send."

This method is perfect for occasional email forwarding when sending specific messages.

How to automatically forward all emails in Yahoo Mail

If you want to forward all incoming emails to another address automatically, here’s how:

• Step 1: Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
• Step 2: Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner and select "More Settings."
• Step 3: In the left-hand menu, click on "Mailboxes."
• Step 4: In the "Forwarding" section, enter the forwarding email address.
• Step 5: Verify the forwarding address by clicking the verification link sent to it.
• Step 6: Return to Yahoo Mail settings, enable forwarding, select the verified address, and click "Save" to activate automatic forwarding.

This setup is perfect for consolidating emails from multiple accounts into one inbox.

How to automatically forward emails from a specific sender in Yahoo Mail

To forward only emails from specific senders automatically, set up a filter:

• Step 1: Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
• Step 2: Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner and select "More Settings."
• Step 3: In the left-hand menu, click on "Filters."
• Step 4: Click "Add new filters" to create a new filter.
• Step 5: Name Your Filter. Assign a name for easy identification.
• Step 6. Set Criteria. Enter the sender's email address in the "From" field.
• Step 7: Choose the action "Forward to" and input the forwarding email address.
• Step 8: Click "Save" to activate the filter.

With this method, only relevant emails will be forwarded, helping you prioritize communications you consider important.

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