How do I forward LinkedIn messages to my email?

If you want to forward a LinkedIn message to your email inbox, there are a couple easy ways to do it. Here’s a quick rundown of the options:

Forwarding a Single LinkedIn Message

To forward a single LinkedIn message to your email:

1. Open the LinkedIn message thread that contains the message you want to forward.
2. Hover over the message and click the down arrow icon that appears.
3. Select “Forward” from the drop-down menu.
4. On the forwarding screen, enter your own email address in the “To” field.
5. You can enter other email addresses in the “Cc” and “Bcc” fields if you want to forward the message to multiple people.
6. The contents of the original LinkedIn message will be included in the body of the forwarded email.
7. You can add your own text or comments above or below the forwarded message content if you want.
8. Click “Send” to forward the email.

The LinkedIn message will then show up in your email inbox like any other forwarded email. The recipient(s) will see your email address as the sender.

Forwarding Multiple LinkedIn Messages

If you want to forward a whole message thread with multiple messages, here are the steps:

1. Open the LinkedIn message thread containing the messages you want to forward.
2. Click the down arrow at the top right of the message thread.
3. Select “Forward all”.
4. Enter the email address(es) you want to forward the thread to.
5. You can add your own text above or below the message content.
6. Click “Send”.

This will forward the entire message history from that thread into a single email. It’s a great way to share an ongoing conversation or provide context by including the full back-and-forth messages.

Other Ways to Save LinkedIn Messages

In addition to forwarding LinkedIn messages to your email, there are a couple other ways to save important conversations:

• Save messages as PDFs – LinkedIn lets you save message threads as PDF files. Just click the down arrow at the top of a thread and select “Save as PDF”. You can then download the PDF file to your computer for safekeeping.
• Bookmark messages – You can bookmark important messages to easily find them later. Hover over a message and click the bookmark icon. Bookmarked messages are listed under the “Bookmarks” tab in your LinkedIn messages.
• Print messages – Print out a physical copy of a message thread by clicking the down arrow at the top of the thread and choosing “Print”.
• Copy and paste message text – You can highlight text from any message and copy/paste it into another document for your records.

Who Can See Forwarded LinkedIn Messages?

When you forward LinkedIn messages to an email address, the recipient will see the messages as regular email forwarded from your email account. They won’t be able to tell the messages originally came from LinkedIn unless you tell them.

The email forwarding feature gives you a way to securely share LinkedIn conversations outside of LinkedIn’s platform. For example, you may want to forward an important message to your personal email to have a record of it.

However, keep in mind that confidential business conversations should stay private. Always use good judgement when forwarding LinkedIn messages to third parties.

Limits on Forwarding LinkedIn Messages

LinkedIn does place some limits on how many messages you can forward:

• You can only forward up to 10 messages per day. This includes both individual messages and full threads.
• You can only forward messages to a maximum of 5 email addresses per day.

These forwarding limits help protect against spam abuse. If you need to forward bulk messages on a regular basis, you may want to explore other options like exporting message data.

Troubleshooting LinkedIn Message Forwarding

If you’re having issues getting LinkedIn messages to forward properly, here are some things to check:

• Make sure the email address you’re forwarding to is valid and spelled correctly.
• Check if you’ve reached the daily forwarding limit of 10 messages.
• Verify the email address you’re forwarding from is confirmed in your LinkedIn account settings.
• Check if the recipient’s email provider flags LinkedIn forwarded emails as spam.
• Try disabling any email filters that may block or quarantine forwarded messages.
• Make sure you have an active LinkedIn Premium account. Free members can’t forward messages.

If forwarding is still not working, you can contact LinkedIn support for troubleshooting help.

Forwarding vs. Exporting LinkedIn Messages

In addition to forwarding, LinkedIn also lets you export your message data for backup or analytics purposes:

• Forwarding – Forwards individual messages or threads to email addresses. Easy way to share specific conversations.
• Exporting – Downloads all your LinkedIn message data to a ZIP file. Useful for analyzing messaging patterns or maintaining records.

So in summary, forwarding is for sharing selected conversations, while exporting gives you your full message history archive. Both can be valuable capabilities depending on your needs.

Wrap Up

Being able to forward LinkedIn messages to your email gives you an easy way to save important conversations, share them with colleagues, or have a backup record.

Just open any message thread, use the forwarding option, and send the email to the address(es) you want. Make sure to forward selectively and appropriately.

With the ability to forward up to 10 LinkedIn messages per day, you can capture key communications, document discussions, or simply keep conversational threads for your own reference.