After logging in to iCloud.com, click Mail, and then at the bottom-left of the screen click on the Settings (gear) icon. Click Preferences… in the pop-up menu. In the pop-up window, click Accounts then change Full Name to how you’d like your name to appear.
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Can I change my iCloud email address?
You can change your iCloud email address by changing the email address associated with your Apple ID account.If you have an @icloud.com address as your Apple ID, you can’t change it, but you can add a second email to the account.
How do I change the name on my iCloud email account?
If you are trying to edit the name of an iCloud email account, click on the Email Address dropdown menu, then select Edit Email Addresses. This will allow open up iCloud.com in a web browser. From there, you will be able to edit your name.
What happens if I change my iCloud email?
If you no longer use the email address that’s associated with your Apple ID, you can change it. You won’t lose access to your contacts, purchases, or other account information.
How do I make a new iCloud email?
Create a primary iCloud Mail address on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. Turn on iCloud Mail (or Mail), then follow the onscreen instructions to create an iCloud Mail address.
Why can’t I change my iCloud email address?
When you first create your Apple ID, you must associate an email address with the ID. If you associated an iCloud email address with your Apple ID, this address has been assigned as the primary email account and you cannot change it.
How do I delete or change iCloud email?
Pick a device, and press Remove from Account. Online: Sign in to iCloud > Manage Account > Manage Your Privacy > Request to Delete Your Account. Next, pick a reason > agree to the terms > give a new email > contact Apple support with the code.
How do I change my email display name?
How to change your name
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- In the top right, click Settings. See all settings.
- Click the Accounts and Import or Accounts tab.
- Under “Send mail as,” click Edit info.
- Enter the name you want to show when you send messages.
- At the bottom, click Save changes.
Why is my apple email showing a different name?
Apple Mail pulls the name information from cards in the contacts app (or iCloud Accounts, see below). If there is a card with the email address typed, it will try to use the name on that card. This can be changed by: Open Contacts.
How do I change my iCloud name on my iPhone email?
Changing your sender name on Mail for iOS
To make the adjustments on your iPad or iPhone, go to Settings > Accounts & Passwords, then select the one you want to change. Tap on the Account section at the top of the page, then on the next screen enter a new sobriquet into the Name field.
Is my Apple ID the same as my email address?
When you create an Apple ID, you enter an email address. This email address is your Apple ID and the username that you use to sign in to Apple services like Apple Music and iCloud. It’s also the contact email address for your account. Be sure to check your email address regularly.
How do I change my Apple ID primary email address?
Go to http://appleid.apple.com and click ‘Manage your Apple ID’. Sign in with the current ID. Where it says ‘Apple ID and primary email address’ and gives your current ID email address, click ‘edit’. Enter your new address and click ‘Save changes’.
Can I have 2 iCloud email addresses?
You can have only one email account (with up to three aliases) associated with an iCloud account. If you want completely separate email inboxes, you’ll have to create a separate iCloud account. You cannot be logged in to two different iCloud accounts at once on a Mac or iOS device.
Can I have more than one iCloud email address?
After you set up a primary iCloud Mail address, you can create up to three @icloud.com email aliases on iCloud.com. After you set up an alias, you can send and receive mail from that alias on iCloud.com and on any device that has Mail turned on in iCloud settings.
How do I get into my iCloud email?
You can access your iCloud Mail from a web browser on a phone, tablet, or computer. Go to icloud.com/mail and sign in with your Apple ID.
How do I delete my iCloud email address?
How to delete an iCloud email account?
- In the setting of your iPhone or iPad, click on “iCloud” to open it.
- Scroll down the list and choose to “Delete the account”
- To confirm the iCloud’s account deletion, click on “Delete”
How do I remove an email address from iCloud?
Delete an email address
- On iCloud.com, go to Account Settings, then click Manage in the Custom Email Domain section.
- Select the domain you want to delete an address from.
- Click the remove button next to the address you want to delete, then follow the onscreen instructions.
When I send an email my name is wrong?
Log into your email and click the Gear on the top, then Settings.Where it says Send Mail As:, click the edit info link next to the account you would like to update. In the Name: section, choose the first option to display your name in the default way or choose the second option and provide a preferred display name.
Why does my email have the wrong name?
The display name is actually completely ignored by the entire email system. It has nothing to do with getting your email from point A to point B; it’s just there kind of as a courtesy for the humans to be able to recognize an email sender or recipient without needing to know the specific email address.
Can I change my name on my email address?
You can change the name that’s linked to your email address.You can’t change your username or email address.
How do I change my iCloud name on Macbook?
Change the Name of Your Mac
- Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock or Apple icon > System Preferences from the menu bar.
- In System Preferences, select Sharing.
- Next to Computer Name, enter the name you want to use for your Mac, and hit Return.