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How to Send an Email With Any From: Address in Outlook

Choose the Outlook email address you want to send from

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Select From in the header of an Outlook new message, reply, or forward.Choose Other Email Address.Select an address or type one in and select OK. This article explains how to send an email with any From address in Outlook for Office 365, Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, and 2010.

How to Send an Email With Any From Address in Outlook

When you create a new message in Outlook, the email address you used to sign in to Outlook appears in the From field. If you have multiple email accounts and want to use an email address that is not associated with the account you opened in Outlook, edit the From field of the message and enter any email address you want. To use any email address in the From field of a message you are composing in Outlook: Start with a new message, reply, or forward in Outlook. Go to the message header area and select From. If the header area does not show the From field, go to Options and, in the Show Fields group, select From. Select Other Email Address. If the email address appears in the list, select the address and go to step 6. In the From text box, type the email address that you want to appear in the From field. Select OK. Compose the message and select Send. Lifewire / Theresa Chiechi

What May Happen When You Send With a Custom From Address in Outlook

Note that freely editing the From field is allowed in the email standards. Depending on the outgoing (SMTP) email server used for the default Outlook email account and the address you use in the From field, a number of things can happen: A server such as Gmail will let you send mail from a custom address to Gmail if the address is configured in their own settings for sending. If an address is not configured for sending in Gmail, Gmail changes the address in the From field to the one used with the account you set up in Outlook. The address used in the From field in Outlook is preserved in the X-Google-Original-From header line. The outgoing mail server may send the message, but the recipient's email server may reject it because the server is not configured to send messages using the address in the From field. You will receive a delivery failure notification email.

What Can You Do When a Message Fails to Send Using a Custom From Address

If you do run into message delivery problems with using a different From address in Outlook, you have two options: Set up an account in Outlook using the email account's SMTP server and proper authentication.Send using an address that you know will work in Outlook. 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 More from Lifewire How to Send iPhone Mail From a Different Account How to Send Email to Undisclosed Recipients From Gmail How to Forward an Email as an Attachment in Outlook How to Specify a Reply-To Address in Outlook.com How to Insert a Link Into an Email With Outlook How to Change the Email Signature in Outlook for iOS How to Change the Email Sender Name in Microsoft Outlook How to Set the Default Account in Outlook 10 Best Free Email Accounts for 2022 How to Export Emails From Outlook How to Send a New Email With iPhone Mail App How to Set up Your Hotmail Signature in Outlook.com How to Change the Default From Address in Outlook.com How to Schedule an Email in Gmail Learn How to Properly Redirect an Email in Outlook How to Continue a Draft in Outlook Mail on the Web Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies