[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":215},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-by-slug-how-to-send-email-from-aliases-in-gmail":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":198,"description":12,"extension":199,"meta":200,"navigation":202,"path":203,"seo":204,"slugs":205,"stem":207,"tags":208,"__hash__":214,"isRetrievedByPath":202},"journal\u002Fjournal\u002F2026-06-30-how-to-send-email-from-aliases-in-gmail\u002Findex.md","How to Send Email from an Aliases in Gmail",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":186},"minimark",[9,13,16,19,24,27,30,35,38,40,44,47,57,59,63,66,74,76,80,83,91,93,97,100,108,110,114,117,120,128,130,134,137,145,147,151,154,156,160,163,171,173,177,180,183],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Someone once asked how to send email in Gmail using an alias their admin set up for them. Here is a quick tutorial on how to configure Gmail to send email as another user.",[10,14,15],{},"These instructions are also mostly the same if you would like to send email from external\nemail accounts as well (e.g. a @fastmail.com or @hotmail.com), however additional\nconfiguration is required as well as a verification step which are out-of-scope for this tutorial. This is for the simple case where a Google Workspace Admin has added an alias to a user.",[10,17,18],{},"There is a one-time setup which you have to do which allows you to send email with the alias from that point forward.",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"configuring-gmail","Configuring Gmail",[10,25,26],{},"Reminder: All images can be clicked to view full-size",[28,29],"hr",{},[31,32,34],"h3",{"id":33},"_1-go-to-your-inbox","1. Go To Your Inbox",[10,36,37],{},"Using a computer, navigate to gmail.com and log in so you see your inbox. The settings are terrible on a tablet or phone, I strongly recommend a laptop or desktop computer for this.",[28,39],{},[31,41,43],{"id":42},"_2-open-quick-settings","2. Open \"Quick Settings\"",[10,45,46],{},"From the inbox, click  the large cog in the top right hand corner to open the \"Quick Settings\" menu.",[48,49,54],"MarkdownMedia",{"alt":50,"className":51,"src":53},"Simple Inbox with Arrow to Cog",[52],"text-center","\u002Fmedia\u002Fhashed\u002Fgmail-1-inbox.3d77d3a719be.png",[48,55],{"alt":50,"className":56,"src":53},[52],[28,58],{},[31,60,62],{"id":61},"_3-open-settings","3. Open \"Settings\"",[10,64,65],{},"Inside \"Quick Settings\" find and click on \"Settings\".",[48,67,71],{"alt":68,"className":69,"src":70},"Quick Settings with Arrow to Settings",[52],"\u002Fmedia\u002Fhashed\u002Fgmail-2-quick-settings.1937a9b5f825.png",[48,72],{"alt":68,"className":73,"src":70},[52],[28,75],{},[31,77,79],{"id":78},"_4-open-the-accounts-tab","4. Open the \"Accounts\" tab",[10,81,82],{},"Once in \"Settings\", click on the \"Accounts\" tab at the top.",[48,84,88],{"alt":85,"className":86,"src":87},"Settings with arrow to Accounts",[52],"\u002Fmedia\u002Fhashed\u002Fgmail-3-settings.ba30b9fc0b2d.png",[48,89],{"alt":85,"className":90,"src":87},[52],[28,92],{},[31,94,96],{"id":95},"_5-add-an-alias","5. Add an Alias",[10,98,99],{},"Within the \"Accounts\" view, look for \"Send Mail As\" and a link \"Add Another Email\".",[48,101,105],{"alt":102,"className":103,"src":104},"Accounts with arrow to Add Another Email Link",[52],"\u002Fmedia\u002Fhashed\u002Fgmail-4-settings-accounts.a4f51a051cac.png",[48,106],{"alt":102,"className":107,"src":104},[52],[28,109],{},[31,111,113],{"id":112},"_6-enter-alias-details","6. Enter Alias Details",[10,115,116],{},"Witness Legacy Incarnate as this simple orange dialog provides shock and awe. I'm not sure this has been updated since I started using Gmail, and why should it? It's simple, to the point, and works just fine.",[10,118,119],{},"Enter the \"Name\" and \"Email\" you want to use. The \"Name\" is what will show up in most email clients, where as the \"email\" is what it will be sent from.",[48,121,125],{"alt":122,"className":123,"src":124},"Orange Settings Window to Add an Alias",[52],"\u002Fmedia\u002Fhashed\u002Fgmail-5-add-another-email.d0283a90d79c.png",[48,126],{"alt":122,"className":127,"src":124},[52],[28,129],{},[31,131,133],{"id":132},"_7-review-aliases","7. Review Aliases",[10,135,136],{},"Returning to the \"Accounts\" section in the Settings should now show your new alias in the list of aliases.",[48,138,142],{"alt":139,"className":140,"src":141},"Accounts with arrow to the new Alias for verification",[52],"\u002Fmedia\u002Fhashed\u002Fgmail-6-accounts-with-new-alias.8b63db85d4bd.png",[48,143],{"alt":139,"className":144,"src":141},[52],[28,146],{},[31,148,150],{"id":149},"_8-profit","8. Profit",[10,152,153],{},"You can now hit close, exit, or any other combination to get back to your inbox. We should now be all set up.",[28,155],{},[20,157,159],{"id":158},"sending-email-with-your-alias","Sending Email with Your Alias",[10,161,162],{},"From your inbox, if you click on compose, your \"from\" address should now have a pulldown box. If you click on that box, your alias should now be there.",[10,164,165,166,170],{},"When in a conversation with someone, the alias ",[167,168,169],"em",{},"should"," be maintained as your email thread grows. Never a bad idea to double check though.",[28,172],{},[20,174,176],{"id":175},"final-thoughts","Final Thoughts",[10,178,179],{},"Fortunately you only have to do the setup once. The setting will propagate to phones, tablets, and other Gmail apps in a little while. You may need to close and reopen the apps or sync before the aliases will be visible there. I'm not sure why Google decided not to automatically set this up for users when admins add aliases to users, or to allow admins to add this.",[10,181,182],{},"Notably, these settings have migrated around in the past. These instructions were last checked on July 30th, 2026 using Gmail accounts managed through Google Workspace.",[10,184,185],{},"Have Fun!",{"title":187,"searchDepth":188,"depth":188,"links":189},"",2,[190,191,192,193,194,195,196,197],{"id":33,"depth":188,"text":34},{"id":42,"depth":188,"text":43},{"id":61,"depth":188,"text":62},{"id":78,"depth":188,"text":79},{"id":95,"depth":188,"text":96},{"id":112,"depth":188,"text":113},{"id":132,"depth":188,"text":133},{"id":149,"depth":188,"text":150},"2026-06-29 20:00:00","md",{"author":201},"Christopher Prevoe",true,"how-to-send-email-from-aliases-in-gmail",{"title":5,"description":12},[203,206],"2026-06-30-how-to-send-email-from-aliases-in-gmail","journal\u002F2026-06-30-how-to-send-email-from-aliases-in-gmail\u002Findex",[209,210,211,212,213],"gmail","email","tutorial","howto","google workspace","xNG8z786v8fX013KJOupI-zohq6vRD6RxdvgENRxUa4",1782843538812]