Division of Information Technology

Students – How to Forward Emails to New a Google Account

Forwarding email to a new address


  1. Sign in to the account that you wish to forward emails from (your @mail.saintpeters.edu Google account):
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  3. Once logged in, in the upper right corner of your Gmail inbox, there is an icon that looks like a wheel. Click this, and select “settings�:
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  5. At the top row, click “Forwarding and POP/IMAP”:
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  7. Click the “Add a forwarding address” button:
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  9. A box will pop up – enter your new email and click Next:
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  11. A window will pop up asking you to confirm – click “proceed” to confirm.
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  13. A confirmation code will be sent to the email address you entered. Click “OK”.
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  15. Log into your @saintpeters.edu email address and copy the confirmation code (or click the link and Confirm)
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  17. Go back to your @mail.saintpeters.edu Account (The one which you chose to send forwarded emails FROM). If you confirmed in step 8 via the link in your email, skip to step 10. if you did not click the link, you will see “Verify (new email address).â€� Paste the confirmation code in the box, and click “Verifyâ€�.
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NOTES ON GOOGLE MAIL:
Please note:

  • If you have enabled forwarding, you may receive multiple emails on correspondences targeted toward the community.
  • After September 30, 2016, once your original account is shut down, email forwarding from your old account will cease to function.