How to change your Outlook email address

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Unlike other email providers, Microsoft Outlook allows its users to change their email address while retaining all the information and contacts they have collected over the years.

With some of the most popular networks, like Gmail, if you want to change the address name you have to create a new account. However, Microsoft Outlook has found a way to provide its users with an alternate email address linked to the original account they created.

If you have an Outlook account and are interested in changing its name, we have all the information you need. With this guide, you’ll learn how to change your Outlook email address, plus additional information on how to set it up on your computer and portable devices.

How to change your Outlook email address on PC

The way Microsoft Outlook allows users to change their email address is by creating an alias. This alias is a new email address that will be linked to your original account. That way, emails you send or receive through the original account and alias will be compiled and monitored from the same inbox. Here’s how to change your Outlook email address on your PC:

1. go to your Microsoft account page.
   
2. Login to your account.
   
3. Select “Your information” in the top bar.
   
4. Go to the “Account Information” section and select “Edit Account Information.”
   
5. In the “Account Aliases” field, click “Add Email.”
   
6. Select the “Create a new email address and add it as an alias” option. Type the new address you want to use.
   
7. Click “Add Aliases.”
   

With an alias set up correctly, every time someone sends you an email to that new email address, you will receive it in the same inbox as the original.

You can also set the alias as a new primary address and use it to log in to your email account. This is achieved by following a few simple steps:

1. Go to “Your information.”
   
2. Click “Login Preferences.”
   
3. Find the new email address you want to use and select “Make Primary” next to it.
   

If you want to delete all traces of the original account that you are no longer interested in using, the last step would be to edit your display name. Here’s how to do it:

1. About him Microsoft account pageReturn to “Your information”.
   
2. Click “Edit Name.”
   
3. Enter a new name that you would like to use. You will be asked to enter a security captcha.
   
4. Click “Save.”
   

Just like that, the only visible account information will be related to the alias account you created. While your old email address still exists in the system, it is no longer visible as the primary address for your account. Users who have it memorized in their systems will still be able to contact you through that address.

How to Change Your Outlook Email Address on an iPhone

If you want to change your Outlook email address using your iPhone, the process will be largely the same as on a PC. Here’s how you can do it:

1. Open Safari or another mobile browser and go to the Microsoft account page.
   
2. Sign in to your email account.
   
3. At the top of the screen, tap “Your Information.”
   
4. In the “Account Information” section, select “Edit Account Information.”
   
5. Under “Account Aliases,” tap “Add Email.”
   
6. You will find the option “Create a new email address and add it as an alias.” Enter the new account name below.
   
7. Click “Add Aliases” and you’re done.
   

There are some cases where emails still appear as sent from their original address in the Outlook app on your phone. For this to work, you will have to enable the alias outlook website. This is what you have to do step by step:

1. Login to your account.
   
2. Go to “Settings” in the upper right corner.
   
3. Click “See all Outlook settings” at the bottom.
   
4. Choose “Mail” and then “Compose and Reply.”
   
5. Under “Addresses to send from,” check the checkbox for the email address you want to add to the From field.
   

For these changes to be reflected in the mobile app, you will need to reset your account settings on your phone. Here’s how to do it:

1. Go to “Settings” in the Outlook mobile app.
   
2. Select the original account for which you created the alias address.
   
3. Click “Reset Account” at the bottom. The process may take a few minutes as the application will restart.
   

Once all the new settings have been synced, you can check the new options available. Every time you want to send an email, you’ll find a drop-down icon next to the address in the “From” field. By clicking on it, you will find the alias address you added.

How to Change an Outlook Email Address on an Android Device

To create an alias from your Android device, you will need to access your Microsoft account page from your Internet browser. That alias will be a secondary account linked to the original one. The most important benefit of creating an alias is that you can keep your contact list and still receive emails from those who write to the original address. Here is the step by step guide on how to do it:

1. Log in to the Microsoft account page from your mobile browser.
   
2. Tap “Your information”, you will find it at the top of the screen.
   
3. In the “Account Information” section, select “Edit Account Information.”
   
4. Under “Account Aliases,” tap “Add Email.”
   
5. Under “Create a new email address and add it as an alias,” enter the new account name.
   
6. Press “Add alias” and that’s it.
   

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If you’ve ever wondered if it was possible to change your email address without losing your contact list, we hope you found this article helpful.

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