Adress Book problem

[Blair]

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A friend wishes to change the name he uses when sending email and although
he changed the name listed in his address book, everytime he sends an email
his previous name still appears.
I told him to delete the complete entry for his address and reinstate it
with his new name.
He did this but the old name still appears on his email when sending
I am stuck foe an answer.
Can anyone help please
Blair

 

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Blair wrote:
> A friend wishes to change the name he uses when sending
> email and although he changed the name listed in his address
> book, everytime he sends an email his previous name still
> appears.
> I told him to delete the complete entry for his address and
> reinstate it with his new name.
> He did this but the old name still appears on his email when
> sending
> I am stuck foe an answer.
> Can anyone help please
> Blair

Since you didn't specify which email program your friend is
using I'm passing on instructions for Outlook Express.

Open Outlook Express and click on the Tools menu.
Select Accounts.
Click on the Mail tab.
Click on his email account to hightlight it and hit the
Properties button.
On the General page, enter the correct name and click OK.
Close the Internet Accounts page.
Have him send a test email to himself to see if the correct
sender name is displayed.

The procedure for Outlook will be similar.

Nepatsfan

 

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Blair wrote:
> A friend wishes to change the name he uses when sending email and although
> he changed the name listed in his address book, everytime he sends an email
> his previous name still appears.
> I told him to delete the complete entry for his address and reinstate it
> with his new name.
> He did this but the old name still appears on his email when sending
> I am stuck foe an answer.
> Can anyone help please

What e-mail program is your friend using? He needs to change the
account settings in the e-mail program. If using Outlook Express this
is done by selecting Tools, Accounts. Go to the Mail tab and select the
account in question. Click the Properties button to bring up the
properties for that account. On the General tab of account properties
change the name there and that will change what appears on outgoing
e-mails for that account.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

 

[Gordon]

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"Blair" <darrach@coille.com> wrote in message
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> A friend wishes to change the name he uses when sending email and
> although he changed the name listed in his address book, everytime he
> sends an email his previous name still appears.
> I told him to delete the complete entry for his address and reinstate
> it with his new name.
> He did this but the old name still appears on his email when sending
> I am stuck foe an answer.
> Can anyone help please
> Blair


If using OE (and you don't specify) the Senders name appears in the Account
Properties not the address book.

 

[Blair]

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"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
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> Blair wrote:
> > A friend wishes to change the name he uses when sending
> > email and although he changed the name listed in his address
> > book, everytime he sends an email his previous name still
> > appears.
> > I told him to delete the complete entry for his address and
> > reinstate it with his new name.
> > He did this but the old name still appears on his email when
> > sending
> > I am stuck foe an answer.
> > Can anyone help please
> > Blair
>
> Since you didn't specify which email program your friend is
> using I'm passing on instructions for Outlook Express.
>
> Open Outlook Express and click on the Tools menu.
> Select Accounts.
> Click on the Mail tab.
> Click on his email account to hightlight it and hit the
> Properties button.
> On the General page, enter the correct name and click OK.
> Close the Internet Accounts page.
> Have him send a test email to himself to see if the correct
> sender name is displayed.
>
> The procedure for Outlook will be similar.
>
> Nepatsfan
>
Thanks to all for your help. He has now carried out as you all suggested and
is happy
Thanks again
Blair

 

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Blair wrote:
> "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
> news:7pidnWUo-cjoN2XfRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>> Blair wrote:
>>> A friend wishes to change the name he uses when sending
>>> email and although he changed the name listed in his
>>> address book, everytime he sends an email his previous
>>> name still appears.
>>> I told him to delete the complete entry for his address and
>>> reinstate it with his new name.
>>> He did this but the old name still appears on his email
>>> when sending
>>> I am stuck foe an answer.
>>> Can anyone help please
>>> Blair
>>
>> Since you didn't specify which email program your friend is
>> using I'm passing on instructions for Outlook Express.
>>
>> Open Outlook Express and click on the Tools menu.
>> Select Accounts.
>> Click on the Mail tab.
>> Click on his email account to hightlight it and hit the
>> Properties button.
>> On the General page, enter the correct name and click OK.
>> Close the Internet Accounts page.
>> Have him send a test email to himself to see if the correct
>> sender name is displayed.
>>
>> The procedure for Outlook will be similar.
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
> Thanks to all for your help. He has now carried out as you
> all suggested and is happy
> Thanks again
> Blair

On behalf of Gordon, Tom and myself, you're welcome.

Nepatsfan

 

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You have to change it in the "accounts" section of the email/news reader.

in Outlook Express for instance Under Tools > Accounts then choose the news
account youo want, then Properties and change the "User Details"
information.

"Blair" <darrach@coille.com> wrote in message
news:OP029HOnFHA.3304@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>A friend wishes to change the name he uses when sending email and although
> he changed the name listed in his address book, everytime he sends an
> email
> his previous name still appears.
> I told him to delete the complete entry for his address and reinstate it
> with his new name.
> He did this but the old name still appears on his email when sending
> I am stuck foe an answer.
> Can anyone help please
> Blair
>
>