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Outlook Express is showing my email
address/name incorrectly.


This section will show you how to change what email address/name is displayed by Outlook Express 6.
  • Open Outlook Express as you normally would.
  • Now choose 'Tools' at the top then 'Accounts' from the drop down menu:
  • Click on the 'Mail' tab.
  • Now select your account and click on the 'Properties' button:

To check your email address:

  • Check the email address shown in the 'E-mail address' field.
  • If the address is wrong, anyone replying to an email you send will be replying to an incorrect email address:
  • To edit your address, click in the white box to the right of 'E-mail address'.
  • Delete any text.
  • Retype your email address.
  • Then click on the 'OK' button.

To check your name:

  • Check the name shown in the 'Name' field.
  • If your name is wrong, click in the white box to the right of 'Name', delete the text, and retype your name correctly.
  • Now click on the 'Close' button:

Your email address/name will now appear correctly on emails that you send.
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