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# How to Set Up Automatic Envelope Delegation

Use automatic delegation when another mailbox should handle your incoming envelopes for a period of time.

This is useful during vacation, sick leave, or any period when you cannot process envelopes yourself.

### Set up automatic delegation

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1. Open **User profile** → **Forwarding Tab**.
2. Enter the delegate mailbox by name, UUID, alias, or email.
   * Optional: set **Effective until** to stop forwarding automatically.
3. Enable **Active forwarding**.
4. Click the <img src="/files/K7JcYSMWfNI70HMjNc3y" alt="" data-size="line"> button.

### Notes and limitations

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The **Forwarding** section appears only for mailboxes with delegation permission.
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* Envelopes with restricted delegation are not forwarded and still arrive in your mailbox.
* If the selected delegate already has access to the current role, auto-delegation does not apply.

### Related topics

See [How to Delegate an Envelope Manually](/user/envelope-approvals-and-delegation/envelope-delegation/how-to-delegate-an-envelope-manually.md) and [How to Restrict Envelope Delegation](/user/envelope-approvals-and-delegation/envelope-delegation/how-to-restrict-envelope-delegation.md).