HT201342: Using your @icloud.com email address

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Q: Currently I use my private emails at my own domain myinitials@mysurname.com, my gmail.com and when I use it iCloud.com. If I choose the iCloud.com email address does it mean I cannot any longer send and receive from my own personal account that I currentl

I have been asked by iCloud if I want to choose iCloud.com email adders as a default, does this mean I will not receive other emails if sent or received to my my main email address, the one my friends and companies know?

Posted on Feb 2, 2014 8:00 AM

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Thank you very much for your very clear explanation it was of great help Roger. All the best Ornella Raanaas

Posted on Feb 2, 2014 8:17 AM

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,Helpful

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Feb 2, 2014 8:09 AM in response to ofraanaas
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    Feb 2, 2014 8:09 AM in response to ofraanaas

    Using iCloud has no effect whatever on your other email services. What it is suggesting is that you should make it the default email to use when sending, and you don't want to do that. Ignore the suggestion, go to Mail preferences>Composing and set the 'Send new messages from' drop-down menu to 'Account of selected mailbox'. Then replies will be sent as from the account the message you are replying to was sent from, and in the case of new messages, it will be the account you have selected in the sidebar (or the top one if you have the overall Inbox selected). You can of course change the selection using the 'From' drop-down menu at the top of the new message pane.

     

    (This info applies to Snow Leopard but I assume it's much the same in later systems).

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    ofraanaas ofraanaas Feb 2, 2014 8:17 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Feb 2, 2014 8:17 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    Thank you very much for your very clear explanation it was of great help Roger. All the best Ornella Raanaas