This guide explains how to change an email address within a Mail Service in case you want to edit the spelling of the part coming before the at sign @ of your email address (= the prefix).

Preamble

• This can be useful for addresses “firstname.lastname” in case of a change of surname (marriage for example) or simply a spelling change.
• To rather modify the part of your email address coming after the at sign @, refer to this other guide.

Modify the prefix of an email address

To change from an email address of the form address1@domain.xyz …

… to a renamed address address2@domain.xyz…

… and given that it is not possible to simply modify the spelling of an email address, you need to:

1. … either create a mail alias

   • then in case of using a software/email client, reconfigure your email settings
   • and possibly in Mail modify the sending address in the Signature section

2. … or create a second email address with the new formulation

   • then move the messages from one address to the other
   • and delete the first address if necessary.