How to forward AOL mail to Gmail?

Keeping multiple email account is quite common but managing them could be difficult. Thankfully though you don't have to check the inbox of each of your mail account separately. You can easily connect multiple accounts and receive mails from a different account in a single inbox. This tutorial will tell you how to forward AOL mail to Gmail.

Forward mail from AOL account to Gmail

1. Log in to your Gmail account.

2. Move the mouse pointer to the gear icon and click it. It will be on the top right corner of the screen.

3. A drop-down menu will open up, from the list click on the Settings link.

4. You will move to the settings screen, navigate to the account option, then click on the import link.

5. Go to the Check mail from another account section and select Add a mail account.

6. A pop-up box will appear. Type in your AOL mail email address and hit next.

7. Go through the server settings and ensure that it's configured to Import emails from other accounts (POP3).

8. If not select the corresponding option.

9. On the next screen, choose ‘Leave a copy of retrieved messages on the server’ option.

10. It will ensure that there is a copy of the forwarded email on the AOL server too.

11. Next click on the add account button to add your AOL mail account in Gmail.

12. That will be all to receive AOL mails in your Gmail inbox.

You also have the option of 'Label Incoming Messages'. It will mark all the incoming AOL mail in your Gmail inbox. This could be quite handy if you receive a lot of emails. You can easily differentiate between your Gmail emails and the ones coming from AOL mail.

How to Import contact and email from AOL mail to Gmail?

First option is for those who want to keep both Gmail and AOL mail account, yet want to have all the emails in a single inbox. But if you have decided to close AOL account and make a permanent transition to Gmail, importing contacts and email from AOL mail will be a better option for you.

● Login to your Gmail account, then click the cog button.

● Go to settings, then click on the Accounts and Import option.

● Choose Import Mail and Contacts and click Next.

● Provide your email address and provide a password to give Gmail access to your AOL mail and contacts.

● Select the option for import. You can either select both email and contacts to import or any one of them.

● When you click on the start import button, the process will start.

You can relax, the process will take time. It depends on how busy the server is, how fast your network is, and how much information is needed to import? After the process, your Gmail inbox will have your AOL mail contacts and emails.