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Changing the email display name in El Capitan

I would like to modify the display name of the emails I sent, in Mac OS X El Capitan (2015) but when I go to Mail menu at the top of the screen and choose Preferences, my "Full Name" is grayed out. How do I edit this?

Posted on Jan 27, 2022 11:33 PM

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Posted on Jan 28, 2022 5:54 PM

Hi JoshMiri,



Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. We understand you would like to change the display name in your emails and we'd like to help.


"If you want to change the name that’s shown in your messages, or create an email alias, click the Email Address pop-up menu, then choose Edit Email Addresses"

Change Account Information preferences in Mail on Mac - Apple Support


We hope this helps.


Cheers!

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Jan 28, 2022 5:54 PM in response to JoshMiri

Hi JoshMiri,



Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. We understand you would like to change the display name in your emails and we'd like to help.


"If you want to change the name that’s shown in your messages, or create an email alias, click the Email Address pop-up menu, then choose Edit Email Addresses"

Change Account Information preferences in Mail on Mac - Apple Support


We hope this helps.


Cheers!

Changing the email display name in El Capitan

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