How to change email account while sending mail merge

When sending a mail merge using Microsoft Word or Excel, you may need to change the email account associated with the mail merge. Here are the steps to do so:

Method 1: Using Microsoft Word

1. Open your Word document and go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
2. Click on "Finish & Merge" and then select "Send Email" from the dropdown menu.
3. In the "Send Email" dialog box, click on the "Account" dropdown menu and select "Manage Accounts" from the list.
4. In the "Account Settings" dialog box, click on the "Email Accounts" button.
5. Select the email account you want to use from the list and click "OK".
6. Go back to the "Send Email" dialog box and click "OK" to send the mail merge.

Method 2: Using Microsoft Excel

1. Open your Excel spreadsheet and go to the "Data" tab in the ribbon.
2. Click on "From Address" and select "Edit" from the dropdown menu.
3. In the "From Address" dialog box, click on the "Account" dropdown menu and select "Manage Accounts" from the list.
4. In the "Account Settings" dialog box, click on the "Email Accounts" button.
5. Select the email account you want to use from the list and click "OK".
6. Go back to the "From Address" dialog box and click "OK" to send the mail merge.

Method 3: Using Microsoft Outlook

1. Open your Outlook email client and go to the "File" menu.
2. Click on "Account Settings" and select "Account Settings" from the dropdown menu.
3. In the "Account Settings" dialog box, click on the "Email" tab.
4. Select the email account you want to use from the list and click "OK".
5. Go back to your Word document or Excel spreadsheet and try sending the mail merge again.

Tips:

• Make sure you have the correct email account selected in your email client (Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) before trying to send the mail merge.
• If you are using a Gmail account, you may need to enable "Less secure app access" in your Google Account settings to allow mail merge to work.
• If you are using a Microsoft 365 account, you may need to enable "Two-factor authentication" and generate an app password to use with your mail merge.