I recently followed the demand sent out describing deleting my hotmail 'connector' account and re-adding it on my Outlook 2007 application.
In Outlook 2007 and older, Email Accounts are on the Tools menu. If you want to change the name of the account in the From drop down or Account Settings dialog, follow these steps. Right click on the top of the folder name that you want to change and choose Data File Properties (it's just Properties in older versions of Outlook).Ĭlick the Advanced button on the Properties dialog and change the names in the in the Data File Dialog. pst files), you can change the display name right from the UI. You can change the name of the data files that show in the folder list. Rename: PST files | POP3 accounts | EAS, IMAP, Outlook Connector If you need to use this method to edit an IMAP account name, the General tab will be displayed when you access it from More Settings. Specific instructions and screenshots for IMAP accounts are below. If you are using an IMAP account in Outlook 2013, you may need to open ' Account Properties', which is the More Settings dialog, accessed from a different path. The data file name was changed by right-clicking on it and choosing Properties, then Advanced. See ' Rename Exchange Mailbox and Account in Outlook' for more details. However, you can use a script or MFCMAPI to easily make the change. Exchange server accounts cannot be renamed in the Outlook 2013 interface.
