Please avoid forwarding emails to Gmail accounts (username@gmail.com) as emails tend to become lost or are not forwarded.

  1. Go to: https://outlook.office.com/

  2. Log in with your username@uwaterloo (e.g. j25rober@uwaterloo.ca) and your password.

In the Second Password field, enter one of the following (i.e. push, 6 digit code, bypass code, SMS, phone) then click OK

3. At the top right hand side of the page, click on Settings (gear icon). Next, click on View all Outlook settings at the bottom of the page.

4. On the setting page, click on Mail > Rules > Add new rule.

5. Next, choose a name for the new rule.

a. Add a Condition: You have the option of applying this forwarding rule to all messages or specific emails. If you would like all emails to be forwarded, select Apply to all messages.

b. Add an Action: Select Forward to from the drop down box and enter the email address you’d like emails to be forwarded to. This allows you to have the messages forwarded to your personal email, but also keep a copy in your O365 inbox.

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If you would like all emails to be rerouted to an account of your choice without leaving a copy in your O365 inbox, select Redirect to from the Add an action box.

If you would like all emails to be rerouted to an account of your choice without leaving a copy in your O365 inbox, select Redirect to from the Add an action box.

6. Check the box Stop processing more rules and click Save to create the rule.

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