

Use the account name as shown in File, Account Settings or in the From field of a new message for oldName variable and the desired name as the newName variable. (Editing the registry is the fastest and easiest method.)Īfter installing redemption add a new module to the VBA editor then change the oldName and newName values in the macro. If you don't want to edit the registry and are more comfortable using a macro, you can install Redemption Developer version and use the following macro. Restart Outlook for the change to take effect.Type in a new name then close the dialog.Right click on the Account name value and choose Modify.On my computer, the account is under these subkeys:

Find your profile (most people only have one profile) then find the account's keys: Look at the keys that have subkeys - the account will be in a key named 0000000nn.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\ (Press Windows key + R to open the Run command then type regedit into it and press Enter.) To change the name by editing the registry, follow these steps: However, you can either edit the registry or use a macro to change the name.
