Windows 10: Windows Mail app is not giving me option to change display name on outgoing Gmail emails

Discus and support Windows Mail app is not giving me option to change display name on outgoing Gmail emails in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have several GMail accounts added/linked to the Windows Mail app. I noticed that some of them started displaying a shorter version of my name which... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by PatrickLewis3, Feb 26, 2020.

  1. Windows Mail app is not giving me option to change display name on outgoing Gmail emails


    I have several GMail accounts added/linked to the Windows Mail app. I noticed that some of them started displaying a shorter version of my name which I don't prefer when I send emails. So, the recipient of those e-mails would see the sender me with a name that I don't prefer.


    I clicked on Settings > Manage Account, and there is no place to edit--or even see--the email display name. How can I chance the name displayed on my GMail accounts in Windows Mail? Thanks.

    :)
     
    PatrickLewis3, Feb 26, 2020
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  2. Outgoing mails not displaying sender's name on the Windows 10 Mail app

    I am using my Gmail account to set up the Mail app in Windows 10.

    However, it seems that it won't show my name as the sender's name in all my outgoing mails. Instead, my email address is displayed.

    I've gone through the settings and there is an option to enter my desired name when sending out mails but it doesn't change a thing and my email address is still displayed on my outgoing mails instead of the name I entered.

    Is there any other settings that I need to configure so that my name will appear correctly?
     
    Jeffrey Yeo, Feb 26, 2020
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  3. While sending mail, does not show my name, instead shows my email address

    I would suggest you to follow the steps to change the Account display in Mail app:

    1. Open Mail app

    2. Select “settings”.

    3. Under settings select “Manage Account”.

    4. Click on the Account name

    5. Change the Account name

    If still not working, try the steps below:

    • In the Mail app, open Settings (the gear icon).
    • Click 'Manage Accounts'
    • Select the account you want to change the outgoing display name for
    • Click 'options for syncing email, contacts, and calendar'
    • in the account sync settings, there should be a 'Your name' text field that is used as the display name for outgoing emails.
     
    ManojKumarMK, Feb 26, 2020
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  4. PrimalZed Win User

    Windows Mail app is not giving me option to change display name on outgoing Gmail emails

    Windows 10 Mail app; how to change / update the mail display name ?

    The goal is to change the display name attached to the email address on outgoing emails. This is displayed in the FROM section of the received email as (for example) "John Doe <*** Email address is removed for privacy ***>". So far as I can tell, there is not a way to change what goes
    into the "John Doe" display name, which is very frustrating. This needs to not only be changeable, but changeable for each individual email account used in the Mail app.

    edit:

    I found it for when using third party (not @outlook.com) email addresses in the Mail app:

    • In the Mail app, open Settings (the gear icon).
    • Click 'Manage Accounts'
    • Select the account you want to change the outgoing display name for
    • Click 'options for syncing email, contacts, and calendar'
    • in the account sync settings, there should be a 'Your name' text field that is used as the display name for outgoing emails.
    I'm pretty sure that for @outlook.com emails, it just uses the display name from https://account.microsoft.com account settings.
     
    PrimalZed, Feb 26, 2020
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