Changing the default Reply E-mail Address

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Dear everyone,&nbsp;I have 2 accounts connected in my Outlook application.&nbsp;One is a third party address. The other an Exchange address.&nbsp;When I click "reply" to a mail, it defaults to using the e-mail address I received that mail at.For example, if I received the mail at my third party address sale1@a,&nbsp;&nbsp;then when I press reply, the default sending address will also be sale1@a&nbsp;. If I received the mail at my Exchange address Christian@P,&nbsp;&nbsp;then when I press reply, the default sending address will also be&nbsp;Christian@P&nbsp;&nbsp;Is there a way to set a default, so that when I reply to a mail sent to the exchange address, the third party address is used instead ?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris&nbsp;

vasilmichev · Answer

You can toggle the "Always use the default account when composing new message" setting under Options &gt; Mail &gt; Send messages.

christian_kl · Answer

VasilMichev&nbsp;&nbsp;Hi! thanks for the idea. That seems to work only for composing new messages.I need it to work when I "reply" to messages as well ....&nbsp;Chris

bsellers610 · Answer

I have the exact opposite problem.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have multiple IMAP accounts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have "A" set as default account.&nbsp;&nbsp;If I compose a new email, it gets composed as from "A"If I get an email addressed to "A" and I click on REPLY, the reply goes out as being from "A".The problem is that, if I get an email addressed to "B" and I click on REPLY, the reply will go out as being from "A", unless I remember to change the FROM to "B".I really want "A" replies to go out as from "A" and "B" replies to go out as from "B".I have gone to File &gt; Options&nbsp;&gt; Mail &gt; Send Messages and both checked and unchecked the box Always use the default account when composing new messages.&nbsp;&nbsp; It does the same thing either way the box is checked or unchecked - when I reply to an email sent to "B", it defaults to sending it from "A".According to this Microsoft documentChange the account used to send email messages&nbsp;it should not do that.&nbsp;&nbsp; But it does.Any suggestions on how to correct?

kidd_ip · Answer

BSellers610&nbsp;
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Refer this:
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https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/change-the-account-used-to-send-email-messages-2bdd8d4f-e30f-4ec8-88a0-406ce7b23cc5
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bsellers610 · Answer

Kidd_Ip&nbsp;That's the exact same document I referenced in my problem description above. Yes, according to that document&nbsp;"when you compose a new email message, Outlook picks the default account as the From account. However, if you want to Reply, Reply All, or Forward a message, Outlook will send your message with the same account the original mail was sent to. "&nbsp;But that is NOT how it is behaving.&nbsp;&nbsp; If I get an email sent to non-default account "B" and I click on REPLY, the FROM is defaulting to the "A" default account. &nbsp; It does this regardless of how the option:Always use the default account when composing new messages.is set.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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