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Changing the 'From:' address when replying or forwarding

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To change your custom 'From:' address when replying or forwarding, follow these steps:
  1. Log in to Gmail at http://mail.google.com.
  2. Open the message.
  3. Click Reply, Reply to all, or Forward.
  4. Click change next to your address in the From field to select the address you'd like to use to send the message.
  5. Compose and send!

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Tip: Once you've added more email addresses to Gmail, set your other accounts to auto-forward your messages to Gmail. That way, you can easily manage your other email accounts from Gmail.

updated 8/19/2009

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