How to edit your personal information in Gmail

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to your Gmail account.

Now let’s learn how to edit your personal information.

Click the Settings drop-down icon and then click on Settings.

Click the Accounts and Import tab.

The first thing you can do here is change your Send mail as the setting.

Click edit info.

The default option here is to use your name when sending an email as specified in your Google account settings.

If you would prefer, use the box below your name to specify something else for your name.

if you want to send a mail with a different reply-to address, click the Specify a different reply-to address link, then enter the email address in the text field that appears.

When finished, click Save Changes.

Your name has now been updated.

You can also change your password and other account settings on this page.

To edit your personal information, click your main account icon in the upper right corner.

Then click My Account.

You can change your info on this page and configure your security options and account preferences.

Click Your Info.

On this page, you can change your name and other details.

Click on the Name option.

Let’s change the first name.

Click on the arrow icon to go back to the page.

You can also specify an alternate email address to use for your account.

To add an alternate email, click Email, then click the Recovery email option.

Enter your alternate email address, then click Done.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to edit your personal information in Gmail.

  • 0 Users Found This Useful
  • edit, personal, information, gmail
Was this answer helpful?

Related Articles

How to create and manage tasks in Gmail

Like many other mail services, Gmail allows you to create a Tasks list. With this feature, you...

How to login to Gmail with your Google account

If you already have a Google Account, you can use it to log in to Gmail.Use your browser’s...

How to change your Gmail theme

Themes allow you to control the overall look of Gmail without changing its functionality. Gmail...

How to create a new Google account

Since its inception in 2014, Gmail has steadily risen in popularity.It’s now used by millions...

How to configure Forwarding and POP/IMAP access for your Gmail

Gmail allows you to activate POP and IMAP access on your account. This allows you to check and...