How to auto-redirect your e-mails in Outlook 2003 & 2010

Created by Martin Parkinson, Modified on Sun, 2 Jul, 2023 at 3:23 PM by Martin Parkinson

Within Outlook it is possible to automatically redirect (or forward) your inbound e-mails to another e-mail address. This can be particularly useful if your smartphone has its own e-mail address (e.g. john@vodafone.blackberry.net) or if you would like to duplicate your e-mails to a colleague.

Steps	2003 Outlook	2010 Outlook
1.	Check the email address you want to auto-direct is a contact in Outlook	Check the email address you want to auto-direct is a contact in Outlook
2.	Go to your Inbox	Go to your Inbox
3.	Click Tools > Rules and Alerts	Click the ‘Rules’ button on the main Outlook ribbon.
4.	Click ‘New Rule’	Click ‘New Rule’
5.	Highlight ‘Check messages when they arrive’	Highlight ‘Apply a rule on messages I receive’
6.	Click Next	Click Next
7.	Ensure no boxes are checked, and click Next	Ensure no boxes are checked, and click Next
8.	Answer ‘Yes’ to the warning	Answer ‘Yes’ to the warning
9.	In the top part of the window select ‘Redirect it to people or public group’	In the top part of the window select ‘Redirect it to people or public group’
10.	In the lower part of the window click the link titled ‘People or distribution list’	In the lower part of the window click the link titled ‘People or public group’
11.	Under the Address Book drop down menu select your Contacts and find the contact you wish to redirect your emails to. Then click OK.	Under the Address Book drop down menu select your Contacts and find the contact you wish to redirect your emails to. Then click OK.
12.	Click Next	Click Next
13.	Ensure no boxes are checked, and click Next	Ensure no boxes are checked, and click Next
14.	Ensure ‘Turn on this rule’ is checked and click Finish.	Ensure ‘Turn on this rule’ is checked and click Finish.
15.	Click OK	Click OK

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How to auto-redirect your e-mails in Outlook 2003 & 2010

Steps

2003 Outlook

2010 Outlook