Rename your accounts
I have multiple accounts configured. Outlook names them after my POP3 server (mail.isp.com). I now added another account from the same provider and shows up the same as my other with a (2) behind it; mail.isp.com (2)
Can I change thiso be a bit more descriptive like “personal” and “business”?
Yes, that is possible. Just as an FYI; Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 name the accounts after your email addresses which can be very long as well and wanting you to change it.
You can change the display name for an account in the mail account configuration;
- Open the account configuration window;
- Outlook 2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode (CW mode)
Tools-> Services… - Outlook 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode (IMO mode)
Tools-> Accounts… - Outlook 2002/XP and Outlook 2003
Tools-> E-mail Accounts… - Outlook 2007
Tools-> Accounts… - Outlook 2010
File-> section Info-> Account Settings-> Account Settings… - Click that option to view your configured email accounts.
- Double click the account that you want to change the display name for.
- Press the "More Settings…" button.
- Here change the name for your account.
- "OK" and "Next" yourself out of the open dialogs to return to the mail Outlook window.
Rename your account to make it shorter or more meaningful to you.
Note: You can change the display name of Outlook Connector accounts by pressing the Advanced button in the account configuration window. To name the Hotmail folder set different from your account name, you can use the Live Hotmail Rename Tool (free).
