How do I change the display name of emails on "New Outlook"?

Hello, Thanks for reaching out. I'm Dave, a Microsoft Outlook user just like yourself. I'm happy to be helping other users in the community! You should be able to change the name in which you see your email accounts by going to File-> Account Settings> Account Settings, double clicking the account in question, then changing the “Account name” field. Kind Regards, Dave Microsoft Community Member

Like Outlook for web, changing the name on Outlook new is not supported right now. Please do send feedback using the Help option to let Microsoft know your thoughts.

It is difficult without being able to change the name that recipients see who sent the emails with New Outlook. As it happens when we decided to change old to new Outlook my name was transferred so consequently when my husband sends an email it looks as though I have sent it. It cannot be rocket science to change this part of Outlook as I can see I am not the only one who has this problem.

Hey @Jonathan Lanz1

I did find the registry key for one of my mail accounts (the one for gmail, not the one for icloud). I did change the FriendlyName for it, but sadly it did not change the display name for sending mails.

And for the iCloud Account there was no entry at all.

Sadly, the issue also exists for the iOS App, but not for the Mac App.

I'm on my Apple laptop. I tried to upload a picture of the Registry key; but somehow, I don't think it uploaded.

Did you find the Registry key with your email?

If you found it, look on the left PANE and you'll see a VALUE "Friendly Name' -double click on the key and edit the name.

If you need help, please feel free to email me. *** Email address is removed for privacy ***

THIS only applies to Outlook NEW, not Outlook CLASSIC.

Hi Jonathan,

I followed your method to change the display name on New Outlook and got as far as clicking on Edit and then selecting FIND and typing my email address but cannot find any reference to "Friendly Name". Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Well... I've dealt with the issue for the last few days, and I finally figured out how to change the "Display Name" for Outlook New.

Click on the search bar on your Windows PC, and type "regedit'. Open the Registry Editor.

Click on EDIT and then select FIND.

In the find pop-up windows type the email for which you want to change the display name for.

Once it find finds the entry, look for "Friendly name"