Quite why you'd WANT to change to something longer and more complicated is beyond me, but yes: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/159001?hl=en "You can only have one Google email address, but mail sent to either address (@gmail.com or @googlemail.com) will be delivered to you. You can also set up a custom 'From' address if you want to send mail as your old @googlemail.com address." Links to https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en On 3 January 2015 at 19:34, rajmund <brajmund2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > Can you change the out-going to a googlemail from a gmail? > > Sent from my BrailleNote > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jonathan H <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date sent: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 19:18:42 +0000 > Subject: [access-uk] Re: CHANGING MY EMAIL ADDRESS FROM GOOGLEMAIL TO GMAIL > > To add to what mo said, you can tell anyone either @gmail or > @googlemail. This has ALWAYS been the case, but in the UK, due to some > pillock trying to extort money from Google, gmail said they weren't > playing and temporarily said it was Googlemail until said pillock gave > up. However, both addresses have always worked, and doing the change > Mo talked about will just change the outgoing email address. Emails > send to anyone@googlemail or @gmail will still all arrive at your > inbox. > > On 3 January 2015 at 19:10, Mobeen Iqbal <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi carol. > > yes, when you go to mail.google.com and your inbox comes up, there should be > an option on that page to switch to GMail as opposed to google mail. if > not, > you may have to switch temperarily to standard view, click settings then see > if an option pops up to switch to gmail. all emails sent to your old > googlemail address will still continue to reach you at the new gmail > address. if you need a hand please don't hesitate to drop me a note off > list. > > all the best, > > Mo. > > > On 03/01/2015 19:06, Carol.Pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've thought, from time to time, of changing my Googlemail (original) > address to GMAil, and take a look at the "Help" which, to me, is no real > help at all. The "Help" just says something about clicking on the Gmail tab > of your account, but I don't seem to understand exactly what I have to do > ... so cry off! > > However, I'd like to ask if anyone else has changed their original address > from Googlemail to GMAIL and, if so, if they have had to re-register with > all the other addresses where they have previously used Googlemail? That is > one of the things that really puts me off. > > Any help or experiences would be useful. > > Thanks. > > Carol P > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq