Specifying your default From address for sending email

When you create a new email message in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, the message will be sent from one of your email addresses by default. To specify which email address is your default account, follow the steps below.

In Microsoft Outlook:

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
  2. Go to Tools -> E-mail Accounts in the menu.
  3. Select “View or change existing e-mail accounts”, and then click Next.
  4. Select the e-mail account that you want to be the default from the list, and click Set as Default.
  5. Click Finish.  

In Outlook Express:

  1. Open Outlook Express.
  2. Go to Tools -> Accounts in the menu.
  3. Select the e-mail account that you want to be the default from the list, and click Set as Default.
  4. Click Close.

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