On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Andy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 2:33 AM, Chrysanthemum Hyphus > <[email protected]>wrote: > > Is there any way to edit the name associated with an email address in the >> from field? >> ... >> > >> 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. >> ... >> > > > Actually there is a way to have more than one personal name with the > "same" email address. > > Gmail doesn't care about periods within the account name portion of your > address. You can randomly add or remove periods and they all point to the > same Gmail account. Go to Settings > Accounts and click on "Add another > email address you own". For the email address, enter your own address but > with an extra period somewhere. Gmail accepts the new address, even though > it is really yours. It probably "shouldn't" work (Gmail should recognize > that it's yours), but for now it does work. > > Andy > > Or use plus addressing and send emails from the old name using < [email protected]> or something like that for those who aren't used to the new name yet.
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