To add the automatic forwarding of emails setting in the Outlook Web App in Office365:

The forwarding setting is useful when you want to automatically forward all emails to  a single alternate email address.


1.  Login to Microsoft Office Online at office365.siue.edu.

2. Click the Outlook icon on the left side of the screen.

3. At the top of the screen, click the gear icon to open the Settings menu.

4. Enter the word "forwarding" in the search box and click the "Forwarding" option that appears.

5. Click the checkbox so that it becomes marked.

6. Click the save button in order to save the new settings.

To add a forwarding rule in the Outlook Web App in Office365:

Forwarding rules are useful when you want to automatically forward specific emails to one or more alternate email addresses.

1.  Login to Microsoft Office Online at office365.siue.edu.

2. Click the Outlook icon on the left side of the screen.

3. At the top of the screen, click the gear icon to open the Settings menu.

4. Enter the word "rules" in the search box and click the "Inbox rules" option that appears.

5. To add a new rule, click the Add new rule button.

6. You will need to name your new rule in the first box.

7. In the second box, you will need to add a condition. If you wish to forward all emails, select Apply to all messages from the list of options. You can also restrict the rule to messages with only certain terms in certain fields.

8. In the third box, you will need to select an action. The general forward action is Forward to.

9. After selecting the Forward to option, enter the email address you want to add, and make sure you click just under the field where it says Use this address in order to add the email address to the list. You may add more than one email address in this field as well.

9. Once all of the email addresses you want to forward to have been entered in the field, click the Save button to save your new rule.

10. If the slider next to your rule is highlighted in red, it means the rule is active. You can toggle the rule on and off by clicking the slider. You can also edit and remove existing rules by using the buttons to the right of the rule.