Outlook workaround 1: POP3 dummy accountįor this workaround, POP3 doesn’t actually have to be enabled for your account as we’ll disable receiving emails for the POP3 account anyway. Note: If the From field isn’t visible for you, while composing a new message, select the Options tab on the Ribbon to enable it. This would allow you to create Message Rules for your aliases as well (for instance to move them to a different folder). When (external) recipients send you an email via this alias, you will also still see that address in the To or Cc line. Once this parameter is set, you can specify any of your aliases in the From field and this address would be maintained in the From field for all (external) recipients. Set-OrganizationConfig –SendFromAliasEnabled $true If your mailbox is hosted in Microsoft 365 Exchange Online, you can request your Exchange administrator to set the SendFromAliasEnabled parameter via PowerShell for Exchange Online. When your administrator hasn’t set this option or when your mailbox is hosted in an on-premises Exchange environment, there are still several Outlook and Exchange level workarounds to achieve this which are discussed below as well. However, when your mailbox is hosted in Exchange Online, your Exchange administrator can set an option to allow you to specify any of your addresses as the outgoing address. How can I send out a message with one of my mailbox aliases?įor the longest time, there was no native way to choose which one of your Exchange mailbox addresses (or aliases) to use when sending out an email The outgoing address that will be used will be the address that has been set as the “Reply address” for your user account by your Exchange administrator. I've tried setting the From field with another address but that got automatically replaced with my default address or a bounce message saying that I don't have permission to do so. I can receive mail sent to any of these addresses just fine, but I cannot find a way to choose which address to send out with.
There is an option that allows you to keep a copy of your forwarded messages so you can still log into that account and respond to them.įor more information on how to use Microsoft Outlook better as a user or developer, visit our Microsoft Outlook Tips and Techniques page. Choose Forwarding and enter in the email you would like your Office 365 emails to be sent to.At the top of the page, click the Settings icon, then at the bottom of the panel, click on “View all Outlook settings”.It’s very helpful for monitoring mailbox that are rarely used (e.g. Microsoft allows you to easily forward your emails from your Office 365 account to another email account on Office 365 or external accounts such as Gmail or Yahoo. It’d be much better to be notified at your regular email address when an email arrives.
Unfortunately, it’s inconvenient to log in to the mailbox, and if it rarely receives emails, it’s easy to forget. With Office 365, it’s easy to have an internet browser with Outlook opened to that account. Someone can monitor the mailbox and respond from it. This makes it useful to have dedicated mailboxes rather than aliases. When the email appears in the user’s Inbox and they reply, the FROM address is their email address. It may take up to 24 hours for the new alias to populate throughout Office 365.Select and enter a new alias for the user.