There's no way to actually change the Gmail address associated with your Google account, but you could try creating a new Gmail address and linking it to your original account. After creating a Gmail account, change the settings so that messages sent to your new address are automatically forwarded to your original account. You'll also need to change your settings in order to be able to send email (email) as an alias for your old account.
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Part 1 of 3: Creating a New Gmail Address
Step 1. Log out of the current account
If you're logged in using your old Gmail account, you'll need to sign out of that account before you can continue.
- From within your inbox, click the user icon in the upper-right corner of the page.
- Click the "Sign out" button from the menu that appears to log out of the account being used.
- Once you have successfully logged out, you will be immediately transferred to the Gmail home page.
Step 2. Click "Create an account"
Find "Create an account" on the Gmail website. Click the button to start the process of creating a new email address.
- If you are not automatically moved to the home page, you will have to move manually. The page can be found at:
- After clicking the link, you should be taken to the "Create your Google Account" page.
Step 3. Fill in the required information
On the "Create your Google Account" page, you need to fill out a form that asks you to fill in your preferred username as well as other basic information.
- The username will be your new Gmail address.
- You will also need to fill in your first name, last name, password, date of birth, country and gender.
- Although not required, it is recommended that you enter a verification phone number and email address. By doing so, your account will be more secure. You can use your old Gmail address as a verification email address if you want.
- Fill in the CAPTCHA text, then check the box indicating that you agree to the terms and agreements provided by Google.
Step 4. Submit your information
Click the blue "Next step" button, just below the registration form. That way, your account will be created and you will be transferred to your Google+ profile page.
Since you'll still be using your old account for most Google services, you won't have to spend time setting up your new account details
Step 5. Complete the account creation stage
At this point, your new Gmail address has been created successfully. Click the "Continue to Gmail" button to visit your new inbox.
The first part of this method has been completed. After this, you will need to set up an email address to forward email from your new address to the old one
Part 2 of 3: Forwarding Emails from a new Address
Step 1. Click the gear icon
Find the gear icon in the top-right corner of your inbox. Click the button, then select "Settings" from the menu that appears.
Be aware that you will need to stay signed in with the newly created Gmail account at this stage. You will change this account setting so that all emails received can be directly forwarded to your old account
Step 2. Go to the email forwarding tab
From the "Settings" page, click the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" link located at the top center of the page.
You only need to set the first section of the tab, which is the section labeled "Forwarding". You can ignore the other sections at this point
Step 3. Enter your old email address as the recipient of the forwarded email
Find the button labeled "Add a forwarding address". Click the button, then enter your old Gmail address into the box provided.
After you confirm the email address, Gmail will send a verification message to your old email address
Step 4. Sign in using your old email address
Log out of your new Gmail account, then sign in using your old email address. Find the verification email that just came in.
A verification message should arrive in a few minutes. If you can't find it in your inbox, check the spam directory
Step 5. Click the verification link
When you open the verification message, you will see a special verification link. Click the link to confirm your email forwarding request.
Step 6. Go back to your new Gmail account
Sign out of your old Gmail account again, then log back in with your new account.
Once you're back into the new account, go back to the settings page as before. Click the gear icon, then click "Settings". Select the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab on the "Settings" page
Step 7. Set up message forwarding
Check the "Forward a copy of incoming mail" box if you haven't already. Select your old Gmail address from the drop-down menu next to the option.
You also need to specify what Gmail should do with messages that have been forwarded. You can choose to "keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox" or "archive Gmail's copy"
Step 8. Save changes
Scroll down to the bottom of the page, then click the "Save Changes" button.
After completing the steps above, you can check the messages sent to the new email address through your old account, and you can start changing the email addresses that will eventually be sent to your old account
Part 3 of 3: Sending an Email from a New Address
Step 1. Log in using the old account
Log out of your new Gmail account, then sign back in with your old account.
You will need to change the settings of the old account so that messages sent through that account will appear sent through the new account when viewed by the recipient
Step 2. Go to the settings section
Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of your inbox. Select "Settings" from the drop-down menu that appears.
You should be taken to the "Settings" page automatically. Once you get to the page, click the "Accounts and Import" tab
Step 3. Add a new address in the "Send mail as" section
Find the "Send mail as" section. Click the blue link with the words "Add another email address you own".
- The "Add another email address you own" window should appear. Enter your new Gmail address into the "Email address" field, then make sure that the "Treat as an alias" box is checked.
- Click the "Next Step" button, then enter your second Gmail account username and password.
- Click "Add account" when you are done. Once you do, Gmail will send a confirmation message to your second account.
Step 4. Log in to your new account
Log out of your old account, then log back into your new account. Find the confirmation message in the inbox.
If you don't see a confirmation message in your inbox, check the spam directory
Step 5. Click the confirmation link
Open the message and click the confirmation link in the body of the email.
At this point, your two accounts should be connected
Step 6. Sign in using the old account
Log out of the new account one more time, then log back in using your old account.
Step 7. Create a new message, then change the sender of the message
From your old account's inbox, click the "Compose" button to start composing a new message.
- Click the "From" link in the new message box. That way, a drop-down menu should appear. Select your new address from the menu to send the message as the alias you have defined.
- Be aware that when you forward or reply to a message, you will have to change the address by clicking the field where the recipient's address is located and clicking "From" from the menu that appears. Choose your new address, then continue composing and sending messages as usual.
