You might find yourself asking, what is an Email Alias? Simply put, an email alias is a forwarding email address. It is most commonly used as a way to replace a long or difficult to remember email addresses or create a secondary email address for spam or junk mail. In most cases, you can assign certain labels to an alias to categorize emails as they are received.
Why would I use an Email Alias?
In TrueCoach, you can use an alias email as a very simple way to create multiple accounts with the same email address.
When would I use an Email Alias?
Email aliases should be used when you want to sign up as a client for more than one coach in different organizations.
This also a great option if multiple people share the same email inbox also have TrueCoach client profiles.
Aliases are also a solution for families sharing an email address.
Check out the steps below to see how to create an email alias for Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, and iCloud email accounts. Your email provider not listed? In most cases, a simple google search can tell you how to create an alias through your email provider.
Gmail
Gmail offers extremely simple-to-use aliases and there is no limit to the number of aliases that can be used. Follow the steps below to begin using an alias for your Gmail account:
An alias can be created for Gmail simply by using your existing username a plus sign '+', and any additional text or numbers.
[email protected]
Emails sent using this format will be delivered directly to your Gmail account. For example, messages sent to [email protected] are delivered to [email protected].
Within Gmail you can set up filters to automatically direct these messages to another email, apply a star/label.
Yahoo
Yahoo allows its users to create secondary email addresses that share an inbox. Create a secondary address for Yahoo by following the steps below:
Log into your Yahoo account.
Select Settings.Click Accounts
Click your Yahoo email address
Under Extra email address, click Create address.
Enter the name you want and click Check Availability
Click Choose, complete the associated prompts.
Click Go to Inbox.
Outlook
Outlook allows its users to create up to ten email aliases that share one inbox. Create an Outlook alias by following the steps below:
Sign in to the Microsoft account website
Select Your info.
Select Manage your sign-in email or phone number
Select Add email
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up and verify your new alias.
If you chose to Add email, you have the option to use an email address that you already have, or you can create a new Outlook.com email address.
iCloud
iCloud allows its users to create up to three unique email aliases that share an inbox. Create an iCloud alias by following the steps below:
Sign in to iCloud Mail.
Click the Action pop-up menu in the sidebar, then choose Preferences
Click Accounts
Click Add an alias
Provide the requested information:
Alias: The text you provide becomes the email address (alias@icloud.com). An alias must contain between 3 and 20 characters.
Full Name: The name you provide appears in the From field of the recipient’s email.
Label: iCloud Mail uses the label to categorize messages sent to your account.
Label Color: Messages appear in your Inbox with the colored label that you specify.
Click OK, then click Done.
Windows Live Hotmail
Similar to Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail allows you to easily create an email alias without any additional setup:
An alias can be created for Hotmail simply by using your existing username a plus sign '+', and any additional text or numbers.
[email protected]
Emails sent using this format will be delivered directly to your Hotmail account.
For example, messages sent to [email protected] are delivered to [email protected].
Within Hotmail you can set up filters to automatically direct these messages to another email, apply a star/label.