How to Forward Windows Live Mail to a Gmail Account
Chances are you have more than one email account, and you probably have several. Keeping up with your email accounts can become cumbersome. One way to make sure you receive messages from an account you rarely use is to forward the messages to an account you use more frequently. If you have a Windows Live email account you rarely check, you can forward the messages you receive in the account to your Gmail account, if that's the account you use regularly.
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Instructions
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Open a Web browser and log into your Windows Live Mail account.
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Click the "Hotmail" link at the top of the page to go to the Windows Live email page.
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Click the "Options" drop-down menu in the top-right corner of the page and select "More Options" from the list.
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Click the "Email Forwarding" link under the "Managing your account" section in the left column.
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Click the radio button next to "Forward your mail to another email account" and enter your Gmail email address into the box.
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Click "Save" to begin forwarding.
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Tips & Warnings
Hotmail recommends you sign into your Windows Live Hotmail account at least once every 270 days to ensure your account isn't deleted due to inactivity.
