ARRRRGH! Apple Mail is now using the wrong email address by default

...unless I pick one specifically in it's prefs. What the **** could be
causing this? It just started happening today. Shouldn't it be using the
address of account I was last in? Instead it's using the last address
entered in the email address field in Account prefs.
*swears long and loudly* I've been sending email all day using the wrong
effing address!
Mail is also still continuing to remove a line after I paste text - some
of the time. It's always nice to never know whether I'll need to fix
things after pasting. Keeps me on my toes...

I suggest you play with the Send new mail from setting and see if it makes any difference. The feature works OK for me, so I think there's something funky with your Mail settings.

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your iOS device, you need to delete the account from your iOS device first, then add it back using your updated details. (Settings > iCloud, scroll down and hit "Delete Account")
When you delete your account, all the data that is synced with iCloud will also be deleted from the device (but not from iCloud), but will be synced back to your device when you login again.

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Currently using Mavericks, 10.9.5, on my MacBook Pro (15", early 2011 version), and the default Mail app.
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Yahoo! requires me to send email to the group from the address that is registered, but Mail doesn't use the correct email address as the default when I reply to the posts despite the fact that the original message was sent to the correct account. Mail uses the email address from the account that's at the top of the Inbox listing for the address, not the one I want used. I usually find out that messages sent were on the incorrect address when I get the bounce back from Yahoo! indicating I sent from the wrong address. Digging through the sent items, setting the address correctly and resending fixes the original fault, but my iPhone (all versions of iOS 6, 7 and 8) replies correctly, but Mavericks Mail does not.
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Open Mail preferences and select the Composing tab. Check the Send New Messages From box and see what is selected. Either select an account to send from as default or select Account of selected mailbox.
Also open the Accounts tab and check the outgoing server for the account. Be sure you have the correct SMTP server set for that account and check the box to use only that server for that account. Do the same for all accounts making sure you have the correct server for each account. If there is a problem with that server, you will get a pop up asking to select a different server in the event of a failure. Otherwise, if that box is not checked, it will just select another server if there is a problem with the one for that account. That could be your problem.
Send a test message to verify that. You can also reorder the mailboxes under the inbox by dragging each to the order you want. Depending on the settings in preferences, either the highlighted account will be the sending account or the default address you set in the list. Replies should always come from the address that was sent too.

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I think nothing we (including you) can do if other printer OR printers print your document(s). But normally, the print job(s) will fail because you need to be in the list of authorized users. Now, back to your printer, have you setup that list otherwise anyone can use your printer.
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Hi Tricia Kritzberg,
Tricia Kritzberg wrote:
I recently added an email account to my Outlook. It is not the default email account, but Acrobat defaults to that address whenever I attach a PDF to an email. Within Acrobat, the Identity under Preferences includes the correct email address. My MS Office applications use my correct, default email address when send from them. In Windows, the correct email is set at the default email and Outlook is my default email application. It is only Acrobat that defaults to the wrong email account. How can I fix this?
I am using Acrobat 9 Standard
I attach PDFs to email my clicking on the envelop icon. A new message in outlook automatically opens, but the "From" field in the new email message contains the wrong email address. I have also tried File/Attach to Email with the same results.
You are facing this error because Outlook is your default email Client and you have configured it for different e-mail Address than the one which you intend to send mail from.
So i would recommend you to either Add the other e-mail account( The one from which you want to send file) in outlook so that you have a choice while sending the file.
OR
You can remove the currently configured e-mail account from outlook, and reconfigure outlook for that e-mail address which you want to use for file sending purpose.
P.S.- Acrobat will always use the e-mail address associated with your Default e-mail Client ( Outlook in your case.)
Hope that answers your question. Please revert back for any other query or assistance.
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Oh Dear, my first post and already looking the fool.
Recently purchased a new printer and set up the e-print function so i could work from home and print work based stuff to my new home printer without having to email myself. Lovely...
...except i set up the wrong address in the contacts folder of my work pc. I've fixed this now, but have sent several docs to a different address. My concern is that these may have printed out somewhere and i really should have controlled them better. Can anyone set my mind at rest here please?
Is it even possible that i could send stuff to the wrong printer and have it printd out. My mind says no, but my nerves say what if...!!!
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That is good. In that case, your one and only account has not changed, just the login credentials you use for it. All your previous purchases will remain associated with that account, and the new login.
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