The things are always changing. I write less and less how-to things because as the rate of innovation skyrockets (another way to say changes that are sometimes good and sometimes bad) – the second I hit save the article seems out of date, or technical debt. But hey, sometimes I have to look longer than I should for something. So. To create an email alias in Microsoft Online/Office 365.
- Login to an account with Exchange administrative capabilities
- Click the Admin tab.
- Click Exchange in the left sidebar.
- Click Recipients.
- Click Mailboxes (or Users in the newer interface).
- Click the user to create the alias for (in the old interface click the pencil in the new interface simply double-click).
- At the pop-up (yah, make sure to allow pop-ups if it doesn’t open), select Email Address.
- You then see a list of existing aliases along with the default email address bolded. Click the + sign. Don’t touch any of the existing stuff.
- Select SMTP as the type and then enter the
- Enter the email address in the open field and click OK.
- Verify the address in the list and click Save.
The old look:
The new look is similar but bolder and with less pop-ups. You know, ’cause Medium.
