This guide explains how to modify an email address within a Mail Service, for example, if you want to edit the spelling of the part that comes before the @ symbol in your email address (= the prefix).

Introduction

• This can be useful for addresses in the format "firstname.lastname" in case of a change of last name (e.g., marriage) or simply a change of spelling.
• To change the part of your email address that comes after the @ symbol, please refer to this other guide.

Modify the prefix of an email address

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

… to a renamed address adresse2@domain.xyz…

… and given thatit is not possible to simply change the spelling of an email address; you must:

1. … or create a mail alias

   • then, if using email software/client, reconfigure your email settings
   • and optionally, in Mail, modify the sending address in the Signature section

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

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