I expect that they do not have many requests to send using multiple instances of the same address with different names. I'm pretty sure that you cannot edit the 'From' header in the compose window not because they want to be less flexible, but to stop spammers.
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Chrysanthemum Hyphus <[email protected]>wrote: > Is there any way to edit the name associated with an email address in the > from field? I've had a legal name change, but some people won't recognize > it, so sometimes I want to send from the same address but with my old name. > Also, I have roles in certain organizations, and I would like to be able to > put my title in the From field as well. > > Right now it looks like I have to change it in the Account settings every > time I want to edit this field, and then change it back. I hoped that > switching to basic HTML would help, but there is no way at all to even > change which address I own to send from, let alone a chance to edit the > name. This really sucks. Why are they making Gmail *less* flexible? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Marko -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
