Email, Messaging, & Video Calls > Email How to Forward a Complete Thread of Emails in Gmail It's easy to forward a conversation with up to 100 emails in Gmail By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on October 31, 2022 Reviewed by Ryan Perian Reviewed by Ryan Perian Western Governors University Ryan Perian is a certified IT specialist who holds numerous IT certifications and has 12+ years' experience working in the IT industry support and management positions. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Email Gmail Yahoo! Mail What To Know To forward an email thread, Conversation View must be enabled in Gmail. Conversation View is the default setting, but make sure it's on. In your Gmail inbox screen, select Settings (gear). Scroll to the bottom and check Conversation View under Email Threading.To forward a conversation, find it in your inbox. Select it, and press More > Forward All. Add comments, and press Send. This article explains how to enable Conversation View in Gmail and use it to forward entire conversation threads at once. With Conversation View enabled, Gmail groups all emails with the same subject line (Gmail ignores prefixes such as Re: and Fwd:) into one conversation, so you can forward them as if they were one email. Enable Conversation View To enable Conversation View in Gmail: In the Gmail inbox screen, select Settings (gear icon). Conversation View is enabled by default on newer Gmail accounts. Use these steps to ensure that it is enabled. Scroll to the bottom of the box until you see Email Threading, then place a check in the box next to Conversation View. You'll see a message that Gmail must reload to turn on Conversation View. Select Reload. You've enabled Gmail Conversation View. With Conversation View off, each email appears in your inbox by itself in reverse chronological order. Forward a Complete Thread or Conversation of Emails in Gmail To forward an entire conversation in one message with Gmail: Go to your inbox and click on the conversation you want to forward. Go to the toolbar and select More (three dots). Choose Forward all. Gmail displays the contents of the new email, which is entitled Forwarded Conversation. Add any comments to the email and address the message. Select Send to send the conversation along with your comments. You can also forward multiple messages from one conversation or many as attachments in Gmail. FAQ How do I forward only one part of an email thread in Outlook? Open the email chain and find the specific message you want to forward in the chain. Next, select either the right arrow icon or down arrow icon in the top-right of the email window and select Forward. Type your message (if you want to type one), then select Send. How do I forward one message from an email chain in Gmail? Open the email chain and find the specific message you want to forward, then select the three dots icon in the top-right corner and select Forward from the drop-down menu. Type out a message if needed, then select Send. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit