Creating an alias on Outlook.com

In many TV shows and movies about spies there is always one character with a great alias. When it comes to espionage, an alias is important, but it may seem less so for most business owners or managers. However, with Microsoft’s Outlook.com there is a great alias related feature that you may find useful.

Outlook.com’s alias management feature

If you are using Outlook.com, chances are high that you aren’t a spy or superhero and in need of a top-secret alias. There is a good chance however that you may have need for more than one email address.

Maybe you attend a lot of conferences or events and would like a way to keep your main email inbox from being flooded with the usual “nice to meet you” emails and follow ups; or perhaps you are launching a new product associated with your name and would like a way to easily track communication directly related to this one product.

If this sounds like your situation then Outlook.com has a great feature that allows you to create up to 10 new email addresses, or aliases, and manage them from your main account’s inbox. The main idea of an alias email is that you get a different email address that is tied to your main account. Your aliases share the same contacts, calendar and even account settings with your primary account.

What’s more is you can actually sign into your account using any alias, because the same password is used for every address you create. When sending an email, you also get to pick which alias the message will come from, which is undoubtedly a really useful feature.

How to create an Outlook.com alias

To create an alias email address:

1. Log into Outlook.com with the account you would like to set as your main or primary account.
2. Press the Settings icon which is the cog located at the top-right of the screen.
3. Select Options followed by Create an Outlook.com alias in the window that opens.
4. Type in the email address that you want.
5. Click Create an alias.
6. Untick the box in the pop-up. If you don’t, the alias you set up will be set as the primary email address.
7. Click Done.

When you are sending an email, you should now be able to click your name at the top of the email window which will drop down a menu with your aliases. Click on the alias you would like to send the email from, and you should see the name change. Any responses to that message will be made to the alias email address as well.

If you are looking to learn more about Outlook.com or any other Office program contact us today to see how we can help.