How to Forward AOL Mail in 2026

When And Why Do I Need AOL Mail Forwarding?

Forwarding sends a copy of a message you’ve received to someone else instead of replying to the original sender. The current version of AOL Mail supports manual forwarding of individual messages, but it no longer provides an automatic forwarding setting.

There are times when you need access to something, like a file attachment, on multiple devices. However, you may not have access to your work mailbox from your personal computer, or vice versa. In those instances, AOL mail forwarding can help you share documents with secondary mailboxes.

How To Forward Email From AOL

Most people don’t need a dedicated email forwarding service — AOL Mail lets you forward individual messages from both the web and the mobile app.

AOL email forwarding in AOL web

1. Log into your mail account at https://www.aol.com/.
2. Locate the message you’d like to forward. Click to open it.
3. Locate and click the Forward button on the left side of the top menu bar.
4. Enter the new recipient’s address in the To box.
5. Add any additional information needed at the top of the message body.
6. Click Send in the top left. Your message will now be forwarded to the address you entered.

Email forwarding in AOL Mail mobile app

1. Open the app. From your inbox, locate and open the message you wish to forward.
2. Click More in the bottom menu.
3. Tap Forward in the drop-down list. Enter the new recipient’s address in the To box and add any additional information needed at the top of the message body.
4. Tap Send in the top right corner.

Get more details in our guide on how to forward email from iPhone.

Forwarding Multiple Emails in AOL

Sometimes you may need to forward multiple messages to the same recipient. Some providers, like Gmail, let you do this easily. Unfortunately, AOL Mail doesn’t include an option to forward multiple messages at once.

You can also print your AOL messages to PDF and then attach them to a new message.

To do this:

1. Open your mail inbox.
2. Open a message you’d like to forward.
3. Click on More in the top menu bar, then choose Print.
4. When the printer dialog box appears, select Print to PDF from the printer options. Complete the process to save the PDF.
5. Repeat Steps 2-4 for all messages you plan to forward.
6. Now, click Compose in the top left.
7. Fill out the mailing information as normal.
8. Click Attach in the bottom toolbar. Select all the PDFs you just made.
9. When you’re finished, click Send.

Can You Automatically Forward AOL Mail?

No. The current web version of AOL Mail doesn’t provide a setting to automatically forward emails to another address.

AOL previously offered automatic forwarding through Classic Mail, but the option to switch to that interface has been removed. As a result, older instructions directing you to Settings → General Settings → Forwarding no longer work.

You can still forward messages individually using the Forward button. If you want to check AOL messages alongside mail from another provider, you can also add your AOL account to an email app that supports IMAP. This lets you access the mailbox from the app, but it doesn’t forward the messages to another address. See our AOL server settings for the required connection details.