How to Direct Replies to a Special Address in Outlook

Set the Reply-To address in Outlook email to a special address

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Updated on October 27, 2021

What to Know

Create a new email message in Outlook. Go to the Options tab.
In the More Options group, choose Direct Replies To.
In the Delivery options section, select the check box next to Have replies sent to and enter an email address. Select Close.

This article explains how to direct replies to an Outlook email to a special address. The instructions apply to Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013, and Outlook for Microsoft 365.

How to Direct Replies to a Special Address in Outlook

When you want replies to your email messages to go to a different account than the one that you sent the email from, change the reply-to address. In Outlook, you can specify a special Reply-To address for each email you send.

Here's how to have replies to an email go to an address different from the one used to send the message in Outlook:

Create a new email message.
In the message window, go to the Options tab.
In the More Options group, select Direct Replies To.
In the Delivery options section, select the Have replies sent to check box and enter the email address where you want to receive replies.
Select Close to apply the reply-to email address and close the window.

You can also set a default Reply-To: address for each Outlook account.

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