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Send From a Permitted Mailbox

You must have Send As permissions for the User or Shared mailbox you want to send from.

Enable the From Field in Outlook

By default Outlook hides the ‘From’ field. To use this function, open a new email message, select the Options tab and select From in the Show Fields section

Sending an Email as Another User

The From field remembers addresses you’ve used before but is empty the first time you use it. You will need to type the email address you’re sending from the first time you use this feature

Updated on July 6, 2026

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