Mail (El Capitan): Use email aliases

Use email aliases
Use email aliases in Mail

Email aliases are like nicknames for your real email address; they mask your real address and help keep it private. When you send messages using an alias, your recipients see the alias instead of your real email address. For example, Emily Harrold could send messages from the alias webmaster@example.org, instead of eharrold@example.org.

Create or change an alias

  1. Choose Mail > Preferences, then click Accounts.

  2. Select an account, then click Account Information.

  3. Click the Alias pop-up menu, choose Edit Aliases, then do one of the following:

    • Edit an alias: Click the Full Name or Email Address field, then change the name or email address.

    • Add an alias: Click the Add button , then enter a name and email address.

    • Remove an alias: Select an alias, then click the Remove button .

Send a message from an alias

In a new message, move the pointer over the From field, click the pop-up menu that appears, then choose an email alias.

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Last Modified: Sep 30, 2015
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