How to Add Another From Email Address for Sending in Gmail (Send Mail As)

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Gmail users

How many email addresses can I send from using a single Gmail account

  • Gmail allows you to choose between multiple email addresses when sending emails.
  • You can send mail from your alias emails or any other email you have outside of Google Workspace.
  • You can add up to 99 emails, so your account can have a total of 100 emails to send form.

What if I don’t see the Send mail as: option to add another sending email address

How to add another sending email address with the Send mail as: setting in Gmail step-by-step with images

Step 1

How To Add Another From Email Address For Sending From Gmail (Send Mail As) - Step 1

Open Gmail https://gmail.com and click the Settings gear icon in the top right.

Step 2

How To Add Another From Email Address For Sending From Gmail (Send Mail As) - Step 2

Select See all settings.

Step 3

How To Add Another From Email Address For Sending From Gmail (Send Mail As) - Step 3

Select Accounts and Import.

​If some settings here are disabled for you on the admin level, you see this as Accounts.

Step 4

How To Add Another From Email Address For Sending From Gmail (Send Mail As) - Step 4

Next to Send email as: click Add another email address.

Step 5

How To Add Another From Email Address For Sending From Gmail (Send Mail As) - Step 5

Type a name that will go along with your email, type the email address to add below, keep Treat as an alias checked and click Next Step.

If you’re adding a Google Workspace alias, this is all you have to do. 

If you’re adding a non-Google Workspace email such as a personal  Gmail address, or another email, you’ll see the next steps.

Step 6

How To Add Another From Email Address For Sending From Gmail (Send Mail As) - Step 6

Send mail as: SMTP settings to add another Google email address

If you’re adding a personal @gmail.com email, use this info:

  • SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com
  • Port: 587
  • Username: The full @gmail.com email address
  • Password: The password (If the @gmail email has 2-step verification enabled, you must use an app-specific password here)
  • Secured connection using TLS

If you get an error when setting up Send mail as: follow these steps

Step 7

How To Add Another From Email Address For Sending From Gmail (Send Mail As) - Step 7

The email address you’re adding will receive an email.

​Click the long verification link in the email or copy the code and paste it here and click Verify.

Step 8

How To Add Another From Email Address For Sending From Gmail (Send Mail As) - Step 8

The email address gets added to your settings.​ 

How to make another email the new default email for sending

The options to the right of each email allow you to make it the default sending address, edit the name or other info or delete it from your settings.

Step 9

How To Add Another From Email Address For Sending From Gmail (Send Mail As) - Step 9

How to change your from email address in Gmail

Now you can choose it when replying or composing a new email by clicking From.

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