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Forwarding messages

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To forward an individual message:
  1. Open the appropriate conversation and select the message to forward.
  2. Click Forward from the bottom of the message card.
  3. Enter the email address(es) to which the email should be forwarded, and add any notes in the message field. If the message has attachments, you can choose not to forward them by deselecting the checkbox next to the filename below the Subject field.
  4. Click Send.

To forward an entire conversation:

  1. Open the appropriate conversation.
  2. Click Forward all from the right side of the Conversation View.

Forwarding an entire conversation will add all messages from a conversation into a single message. Each message will be clearly marked, and will be listed in order from oldest to most recent.

To forward an inline image:

  1. Ensure you have Rich formatting enabled by clicking Compose Mail and clicking Rich formatting >> above the blank text field of the message. If you don't see this link, you already have Rich formatting enabled. Discard the blank message.
  2. If Rich formatting is enabled, open the message you'd like to forward.
  3. Click Forward along the bottom of the message.
  4. Click Send.
You can also forward all your mail automatically.

At this time, you can't select from your Contacts while forwarding a message. We'd love to hear your feedback on our suggestions page.

updated 8/19/2009

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