how do i set default email account

[mikep]

I have set up several email accounts in Outlook and specified one of them to
be the default. That's the account that gets used when I send a new message,
but when I reply to a message, it sends the reply out from one of the other
accounts unless I manually change it back to the default account. How do I
fix that?

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

There's no 'fix' to that. It's the way Outlook is designed. Replies are sent
via the account they were received via. What issue(s) are you encountering
because of that?

 

[MikeP]

I run a couple of small businesses. I want the email to go out from the
appropriate account and have the appropriate signature. I am having to do
this manually and therefore slip up from time to time and it goes out wrongly.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

If the mail came into Company A's account it'll go out via Company A's
account. Same for Company B, etc. Wouldn't that make sense? I may be missing
something, though, in your setup

 

[qubix]

How Odd!

I just posted a question on this same thing, except my Outlook is doing
something different.

My default account is (e-mail address removed) Let's say I email you with
(e-mail address removed). When you reply back to me, to (e-mail address removed),
and I start a reply to you, mine automatically defaults to the default
account (e-mail address removed).

So my confusion is that I start it with company2 or account2, and you reply,
and I reply back and I don't watch, and I email you back with compan1 or
account1, the default account.

So there has to be some type of setting that you have set, that I don't.

I hope someone can help.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Hmmm, I think I just responded to another one of your posts.

Do both accounts work sending in your current location?

 

[MikeP]

I have sorted out my issue. The accounts seem to be working correctly as
per your response, Vince.

I was all confused because one of my email accounts, say A@domain1, is, in
fact, only a forwarding account. Any email sent to A@domain1 is forwarded
to and received as B@domain2 by Outlook even though the message shows the
addressee as A@domain1.
Outlook then sends out the reply using account B@domain2 even though I do
have a A@domain1 outlook a/c. It is just doing what it is supposed to do.

Thanks