Change full name in iCloud mac mail

How do I change a Full Name in iCloud mac mail?

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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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.)

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.)

Change full name

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.

How to change you name in iCloud

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)

How can I change the name of my Mac from old company to my new one, How can I change the name of my Mac from old company to my new one

How can I change the name of my Mac. I am using it with a different company now and told want the old company name showing up on emails etc.

Thanks. When I rep;y to an email I get this
SOS Medical <[email protected]>
I would like to replace the SOS Medical with my company name

Changing Full Name

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.

Mail won't let me change Full Name

Just updated to Mtn Lion and made the full migration from MobileMe to iCloud. In the process, the "full name" on some of my Mail accts changed. Tried to change them in Mail > Preferences > Accounts > Account Information, but the Full Name field is grey and won't allow me to change it. Any insight on how to change my Full Name (which is my sender name) for this email acct is apreciated. (Is it linked to my AppleID?)

I had the same problem. Here's a link to an article that gives you the instructions to change it. It fixed the problem for me. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57509815-263/how-to-change-your-icloud-mail -full-name/

My full name for my e-mail address has changed

I'm not sure if this has happened after updated to Yosemite, but then I noticed a change of my full name for my gmail.com e-mail address. I attached a pic for better understanding what I mean. I already checked my full name in my gmail account in the "Mail->Preferences->Accounts" but there was nothing wrong, my full name was shown correctly. Has anyone an idea what has happened? Do I need to contact gmail for this problem?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Firstly, you need to change your details with Apple, Start here, change your country if necessary and go to manage your account.
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")
Providing you are simply updating your existing details and not changing to another 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.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your computer, you need to sign out of the account from your computer first, then sign back in using your updated details. (System Preferences > iCloud, click the sign out button)
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iTunes account on your iOS device, you need to sign out from your iOS device first, then sign back in using your updated details. (Settings > iTunes & App store, scroll down and tap your ID)
If you are using iMessages or FaceTime, you will also need to log out and into your ID there too.

Change my name on icloud mail acount

I whant to change my namne

Unfortunately, you cannot change your primary iCloud Mail address which ends with @mac.com, @me.com or @icloud.com, you could however add an alias and use this alias instead for sending and reciving mails (Mac/PC: www.icloud.com, Mail, Preferences, ...) or you would have to create a new account.

Change Full Name in Macmail

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.

Change FULL NAME in account information section?

How do I change my full name under the account information section

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.

Certain characters not appearing in the "full name" when sending e-mail

I have certain characters in my full name of one of my e-mail aliases in iCloud. However, those characters are simply absent from the name shown as sender name when sending mail from Mail app in OS X. For me the problematic characters are C5 A1 and C4 8D (UTF-8 codes).

Yes, š and č are those. Sorry, I wasn't sure if they will work here. I have my full name containing the š and č in the "Full Name" field of the e-mail alias settings on web interface to the iCloud Mail. But in Mail on OS X my name in the "From" field appears without those two characters (other characters are OK) when I select this alias. Also, those two characters are invisible at the recipient's side. And yes, if I sent a copy of such a mail to myself the š and č are missing again in the "From" field.
However, I have the same full name with š and č for my main e-mail address (iCloud account name). Using this main e-mail address š and č appear everywhere!
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Changing Full Name in System Preferences... Any issues?

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.

Changing you name in iCloud

I have just upgraded to iCloud and for some reason emails I send from my email account are showing my partners name - I am the principle account holder of the mac emails and he is secondary which is weirder. I have gone into preferences to change this which it does, but does not change it throughout i.e. under the iCloud logo in preferences my partners name stay the same. When I go back to preference everything has defaulted back again. Any ideas if you understand the question!?? Tx

I think I understand the question. The system preference gets your name from your account, but if you change the name on your account, you may need to log out of iCloud and back in again for changes to be seen bt system preferences. Maybe worth a shot.
Start here, change your country if necessary and go to manage your account

Change full name in iCloud mac mail

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