How do I set up my ACU email to send mail as the alias?

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You can set up your Gmail account (including your ACU email) to send mail as any other address you have access to. This makes it so any email sent from the account can display a different address in the "From" field of the email.

  1. In your account inbox, click the gear button and then select Settings.
  2. Go to the Accounts tab.
  3. In the "Send mail as section," click "Add another email address.
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  1. In the "Name:" field on the yellow page that appears, set the name you want to appear in the "From" field on your sent emails. You may leave it blank to display only the address.
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  1. Enter the address you're adding, and click Next Step.
    • Note: Leave "Treat as an alias" checked. There is more documentation on the manipulation of this feature here.
  2. You should then be notified about verifying the email, click Send Verification.
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  1. You can now close this window, go to the account where you receive mail for the address you are adding, and click the confirmation link in the confirmation email that was sent.
  2. Click Confirm.
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  3. Back in the original account, you can now select the sending address by clicking the "From" area of the new message window, and you can also set the address as the default sending address under the "Send mail as" section of Settings by clicking the "make default" link to the right of the address entry, back in the Accounts tab.
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