Create aliases

Creating aliases , i.e. other e-mail addresses associated with your personal Outlook account, is another viable solution to “correct” your current address. Clearly, the alias will use the same inbox, contact list, settings and login credentials as the main email account.

Outlook also allows you to associate multiple of an alias to each individual account, allowing you to decide which email address will be displayed by the recipient: on Microsoft devices, in any case, the main alias will be displayed.

To proceed, connect therefore to this page of the Microsoft site and follow the instructions shown on the screen (they are the same whether you are using a computer or a mobile device): enter the your email address Outlook, then click on the Next button; enter your password in the dedicated field, click on the Login button and, if necessary, confirm your identity using the method you have chosen during the verification phase (confirm via email or via an access code you already have).

At this point, in the new screen you have just accessed, you have two choices : you can create a new Outlook e-mail address and add it as an alias, by entering the name of your preference in the field placed under Create a new e-mail address and add it as an alias , or you can add an existing email address directly, inserting it under Add an existing email address as a Microsoft account alias . Finally, you need to click on the Add alias button.

For further information, for example if you wish to remove an email alias address , or if you want to change the main alias , or if you can’t verify your identity during authentication, I invite you to consult the official Microsoft guidelines .

Create a new email address

If you are not satisfied with the above procedures, you can always create a new email address with Outlook and enter the your data completely from scratch. The procedures differ in case you intend to do it from a computer or from a smartphone and tablet, so I suggest you read them in detail in my special guide on how to create an Outlook account .

Also, if after activating your new Outlook account you wish to automatically forward your emails and contacts from the account e-mail that you used previously, know that even in this case the operating methods change according to the service in use. In order to find the procedure that best suits your needs, I recommend that you consult the official Microsoft guidelines .

How to correct an email address in iCloud

iCloud , the famous Apple email service, also provides ‘it the ability to correct the email addresses associated with it, using some simple tricks: now I’ll explain them to you in detail.

Change name associated with account

If you want change the name associated with your iCloud account , you must first connect to the Apple ID management panel from browser and access the account you wish to modify.

Then enter the email address with which you registered for the service in the Apple ID field, then click on the right arrow , enter your password and click on the right arrow again to log in. If two-factor authentication is enabled, you will be prompted to enter a six-digit verification code which will be sent to your devices connected with the account .

Once logged in, click on the Edit button located on the right in the Account section with your personal data; from here you can rewrite your Name , Surname and possibly Middle name . When you are done, click on the Finish button, located at the top right: the changes will be applied immediately.

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If, on the other hand, you want to change the name associated with the account from iPhone or iPad , all you have to do is go to the panel Settings (the gear icon located on the home screen), then tap on your personal icon , then press on Name, telephone numbers, e-mail & gt; Name and surname . From this screen you can change Name , Surname and Middle Name , then press the Back button to make the changes effective .

Note: if you don’t see the “Edit” option in the Account section, it means you can’t change your Apple ID at the moment; try contact Apple support for assistance. If you are trying to change an Apple ID with an @ icloud.com email address created in the last 30 days, you may be prompted to try again later. You can find more information directly from Apple’s guidelines .

Creating aliases

Also for iCloud it is possible to create aliases that refer to the main email address.

To do this, connected to the web version of iCloud Mail from the browser, log in to your Apple ID , click on the icon of the gear located at the bottom left and go to Preferences .

In the box that is proposed to you, select the Account tab , click on the Add an alias option located in the left sidebar and fill in the form that appears on the screen with the alternative address and name you want to use. Then press on OK and Save and that’s it.

Once you have set the alias to your liking, you can use it in iCloud Mail on the Web and in the Mail application of iOS / iPadOS and macOS by acting from the relative preferences (also setting it, if you want, as the main address).

Create a new email address

If your preference was to create a new email address in iCloud, there is no problem: a once in possession of your Apple ID, you can easily activate it both from your computer (Mac, Windows or Linux of sorts) and from your mobile devices (iPhone, iPad etc.) . To find out how to best follow the above procedures, I suggest you read my tutorial on how to create an iCloud account .

Author

Salvatore Aranzulla

Salvatore Aranzulla is the most widely read blogger and IT popularizer in Italy. Known for discovering vulnerabilities on Google and
Microsoft. He collaborates with computer magazines and edited the technological column of the newspaper Il Messaggero. He is the founder of Aranzulla.it, one of the
thirty most visited sites in Italy, in which he responds with simplicity to thousands of computer-related doubts. He has published for Mondadori and
Mondadori Informatica.