Forwarding and POP Help for Gmail

Step-by-step instructions on how to set up E-mail forwarding, POP and IMAP connections

E-mail forwarding is only for people who want to send their uwalumni.com email to another system, like Yahoo or Hotmail. You do not need to set up mail forwarding to move your mail from the old system to the new one.

Step 1: Log in to your Google-powered e-mail system.

Step 2: Find the tab in the top-right corner called "Settings" and click it.

Step 3: Look for the tab marked Forwarding and POP/IMAP and click it.

Step 4 -- Forwarding: To forward your email, find the Forwarding section and click the round button next to "Forward a copy of incoming mail to." Make sure to add the email address you want the email forwarded to. Then, you have to decide if you'd like to keep a copy in your uwalumni.com system or delete them from uwalumni.com. Once you've made your selection, click "Save Changes" and you are done.

Step 4 -- POP Connection: To download your email via POP, you need to enable POP. Select either Enable POP for all mail, orjust Enable POP for all mail from now on. Then, you have to decide if you'd like to keep a copy in your uwalumni.com system or delete them from uwalumni.com. Instructions on how to set up your email client (like Outlook or Thunderbird) can be found in detail by clicking "Configuration instructions" and choosing which email client you have. Once you've made your selection, click "Save Changes" and you are done.

Step 4 -- IMAP Connection: To enable an IMAP connection, you need to enable IMAP. Instructions on how to set up your email client (like Outlook or Thunderbird) can be found in detail by clicking "Configuration instructions" and choosing which email client you have. Once you've made your selection, click "Save Changes" and you are done.