How to Forward an E-mail Message

Introduction

When you forward an e-mail, you send a message you've received to someone else. Usually you can add your own message to the forwarded message before you send it. These instructions should work for most e-mail programs.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Steps

1.) Select or open the message you want to forward.

2.) Using the Message menu, select Forward, or click Forward on the toolbar. The message you received will appear in a new message window.

3.) Leave the subject field as it is or change it. The subject will typically be preceded by "FW:" so that your recipients know it's a forwarded message.

4.) Type the e-mail address or addresses of the recipients.

5.) Edit the text or add new text if desired.

6.) Click Send.