Change "Full Name" in iCloud Email Preferences

I must have entered a wrong "Full Name" in my iCloud email preferences in the beginning and would like to change that. Unfortunately it always tells me: "The “Incoming Mail Server” field cannot be empty". How can I access that field? I've tried it, but it would not let me.

If you created a new iCloud account it would have a new associated iCloud email account. You wouldn't be able to move your current @icloud.com address to the new account.
Just to double-check, after quitting (Command-Q) and re-opening Mail, did you start an new message and click the down-arrow next to From to see if the new sender name was available from the drop-down list (see image below)? If so, you might try signing out of iCloud entirely. To do this, go to System Preferences>iCloud, click Sign Out, choose Delete at all of the prompts, restart your Mac, then sign back in and test Mail again. (This deletes the account and your iCloud data from your Mac, but not from iCloud. Your iCloud data will reappear on your Mac when you sign back in.)

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If you created a new iCloud account it would have a new associated iCloud email account. You wouldn't be able to move your current @icloud.com address to the new account.
Just to double-check, after quitting (Command-Q) and re-opening Mail, did you start an new message and click the down-arrow next to From to see if the new sender name was available from the drop-down list (see image below)? If so, you might try signing out of iCloud entirely. To do this, go to System Preferences>iCloud, click Sign Out, choose Delete at all of the prompts, restart your Mac, then sign back in and test Mail again. (This deletes the account and your iCloud data from your Mac, but not from iCloud. Your iCloud data will reappear on your Mac when you sign back in.)

How to change "Full Name" in iCloud IMAP mail account information

Brand new to this forum so please excuse any newbieisms. I am running OS X 10.7.5 I created an iCloud IMAP mail account so that I can sync with my iPhone.
Windows Live is my original mail account. All is good except the "Full Name" in "Accounts" preferernces is somehow incorrect. When I send mail frm my Mac, this incorrect name shows in the "From" field. Mail sent from my iPhone shows my correct name as it appears in my phone cloud settings. The name doesn't sync in iCloud. All other syncing is good. When I try to change it manually in my Mac mail preferences, I get the message "the"Incoming Mail Server" field can not be empty" when I try to save the changes. The aforementioned field is not empty and is in fact greyed out as this was self populated upon creation of the account. I can't even change the case sensitivity of the name or I get the message. As a stop gap I have created an alias to send mail with, but would like a proper fix. Any ideas?

If you created a new iCloud account it would have a new associated iCloud email account. You wouldn't be able to move your current @icloud.com address to the new account.
Just to double-check, after quitting (Command-Q) and re-opening Mail, did you start an new message and click the down-arrow next to From to see if the new sender name was available from the drop-down list (see image below)? If so, you might try signing out of iCloud entirely. To do this, go to System Preferences>iCloud, click Sign Out, choose Delete at all of the prompts, restart your Mac, then sign back in and test Mail again. (This deletes the account and your iCloud data from your Mac, but not from iCloud. Your iCloud data will reappear on your Mac when you sign back in.)

Can I change my name on iCloud email?

I have iCloud email address that is my name before getting married. How can I change my name to show my new name or can I create another email address to use that name?

Answer: You cannot change an iCloud.com email once it's created (there is a little warning that tells you this when you set it up initially).
What other options do you have?
1) Create a new Apple ID account (least recommended option). This will make a whole new account and any purchases or money you spent of have on your current account will not be on the new account. Therefore, you would have to continue to use two Apple IDs or give up the old account as they cannot be merged.
2) Create an email alias. (most recommended). Although you will still log into your iCloud with the same Apple ID you currently use, an alias will allow you to send and receive emails using the alias but will still come through your normal icloud email since you can't change it.
Create or change email aliases: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph2622
Good Luck!

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I changed my full name for all my active email accounts to a different last name. Now, when I select a new message, it automatically uses my old full name and current .mac address. And, in the drop down menu, a new section has been added to the end of the list, which is my old full name and .mac email address. This is the selection that is automatically chosen when a new message is created.
I've changed the name on .mac, Mail, and Addressbook. Why did it add that extra email address and why won't it make the change?

I would then reset your Mail preferences.
quit Mail and move the file homedirectory/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist to desktop. when You start Mail you'll have to go through account setup process for all your existing accounts. Make sure you enter the info exactly as it is now. once you set up the accounts they should recognize the existing mailboxes stored in homedirectory/Library/Mail.

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My dad regestard my iPad onto his name then I had to change my name on iCloud because when I send email on my iCloud email address it says Philip on it. I don't want people to laugh at me so I changed it my name now my dad got me an iPhone and he regestered it on his name and in my iCloud email it says Philip instead of sofia I want my iCloud email address to have my name on it not my dad's I can't remember how to change the name. Please tell me or I will never use my iCloud email address ever again.

I have the same problem, and I trued doing what you did and change my name but it still doesn't say my name(I'm a girl and the name is a guy's)

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I am trying to change the "Full Name" under Users and Groups. When I type in my actual full name, it says "Name is used by another User. So I had to enter another name that I do not want to use.
FYI, In the left column, the only user is the one I described above and Guest User which says OFF. How can I change "Full Name " to what I want it to be?
Thanks!

When I type in my actual full name, it says "Name is used by another User. That means that your name already exists on the system (probably from a previous installation)
Back up all data. You must be sure that you can restore everything.
You can use the utility "dscl" (directory services command line utility) to make modifications to the system directory, including finding out that your chosen name is already in the system and " used by another User.". With this utility, first confirm that the directory contains the entry for the "another User" that has the account username you want to use, by running the following in the Terminal:
sudo dscl . list /Users
With this command entered, the utility will ask you for your password, and then will output a list of all the users on the system.
You will see a number of them with underscores before their names; ignore these, as they are system accounts for running various services.
At the end of the list you will see the local usernames listed, so confirm that the home name you noted earlier is present before moving to the next step.
With the account name confirmed, now you can remove the s account directory entry from your system by running the following command in the Terminal:
sudo dscl . delete /Users/ACCOUNT
In this command, replace the word "ACCOUNT" with the account name you found and confirmed in the previous Step .
After the account is removed, the user's home folder will still be on the disk in the /Macintosh HD/Users directory. You can use the directory as the home folder. Doing this will refresh the account on the system, which may fix the account if errors were just in the directory entry for it and not in the account's home folder itself. To re-create the account and use the existing home folder, leave the folder on disk, and then go to the Accounts System Preferences and create a new account. Use the same name as the previous account (it should be the same name as the home folder), and when you do this the system will detect that a folder with this name exists on the system. It will ask you if you would like to use the existing home folder, and if you do so then all the previous account setting and data will be associated with the new account.

Can I change my actual (main) iCloud email address, and if so how?

Can I change my actual (main) iCloud email address, and if so how?

Once you have created an iCloud account and chosen an @icloud.com address to go with it you can't change the address (short of creating an entirely new account).
However, all is not lost. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.)
You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.
More information on aliases here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a

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How I can change display name of workflow email address in sharepoint 2010. I want to configure display name (from address)of email
for each site collection separately.for example I want to change "software unit"
in below pic to another name for my software unit site collection.
How I can do this?
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Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you want to change display name of workflow email address in sharepoint 2010.
In my environment, if I assign a task to a user, the email is as below:
The “test” is the site name, the [email protected] is the “From” user.
Do you want to change the “From” field in the workflow?
If so, you can have a look at the "Send email extended" custom SPD workflow activity (http://www.codeplex.com/SPDActivities
) which allow you to specify the sender.
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how do I change my recently chosen icloud email address to a different one or add on a 2nd one, keeping the first?

If you are wishing to change your @me address, this cannot be done, however if you wish to change another address;
You need to change your details with Apple, Start here, change your country if necessary and go to manage your account.

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how do you change your (mac/me/icloud) email address

You cannot change an iCloud email address unless you create a new iCloud account. You can, however, create an email alias, which is an alternate email address that will receive incoming email in your existing iCloud email inbox. To do this, see http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2622. Just keep in mind that once you creat an alias, you can't later use this to create a new iCloud account or move it to another account, even if you delete the alias.

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Hey all,
Recently set up a new Mac on Mountain Lion. I initially set up my full name as my first name, and it based my short name on that. I'd like to change my full name in System Preferences to my first and last name. Will I run into any issues? I know messing with short names / home folder names can get messy and i assume this will be fine, but I figured I'd check.
Thanks.

Thank you.

Change of email name on iCloud email

Hi
I have recently got married and so my surname has changed. I have managed to change my name in my settings but this hasn't effected the actual email address.
Can I change my actual email address to be my new surname e.g. [email protected] to [email protected]? Is this what creating an alias does? Sorry for being dumb but I don't really get how the alias works?
I am hoping I can change it easily with out having to delete my account and start from scratch
Any help would be apreciated
Thanks

For the ones that give you an option, select the option you want (keep on the Mac or Delete). For the ones that are simply warning you, click on Delete from Mac.
They will all come back when you sign back on, since all you did was change your existing Apple ID to a new email address. It's the same iCloud account, just with a different name.
It's the only way to get your updated ID signed onto iCloud.
Cheers,
GB

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iMac 24-inch, Early 2008, OS 10.8.2: When I send email from my icloud email account, some recipients report seeing only my email address in the from line at the top of the email without my real name. I opened Mail preferences and the Full Name: box is greyed out and reads "Your Name" instead of my name under the accounts tab. How can I unlock and access this box to enter my real name? BTW, I went to the iCloud website, logged in, and went to the account prefs under the web based iCloud mail prefs. This box was editable and already showed my name. I deleted it and re-entered my full name. When i returned to the Mail app on my iMac, the Your Name box still reads "Full Name" in grey, un-editable. I tried a test email sent to my husband's email and it still reads just my email address without my name at the top. How do I fix this? Thank you in advance.

Go into your icloud preferences and uncheck mail. Give it a minute or so, then check it out.
I tested that after changing my full name on the website. The name updated in my mail.app, but not until I unchecked/rechecked.

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I put ICloud Account in the Full Name field under Account so now people receiving my emails get it from ICloud Account instead of me. When I tried to change it to my name, I get an error message saying Incoming Server can't be blank. It's not blank and has nothing to do with this. How do I fix this?

I had the same question, and found the answer here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57509815-263/how-to-change-your-icloud-mail -full-name/
Basically,
Log into icloud.com
Click on the Mail icon
Click on the Settings gear (top right), and pick "Preferences..."
Click on Accounts
Edit the Full Name
Click Done
The change should automatically propagate to your OS X machines and iOS devices.

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