{"id":13059,"date":"2021-03-04T15:49:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T15:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=13059"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T11:32:57","slug":"how-to-transition-to-a-new-email-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/how-to-transition-to-a-new-email-address\/","title":{"rendered":"How to transition to a new email address"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get a new email account<\/h2>\n

You can get a free account or buy a personalised email address.<\/p>\n

Free email accounts <\/strong>are available from providers such as Gmail and Outlook.com. To get an account, search the Internet for email account setup<\/strong>, choose a provider and register\u00a0for an email account.<\/p>\n

Or you can buy your own personal email address<\/strong>.\u00a0If you buy a custom domain, you can fully personalise your email address, such as\u00a0yourname@yourname.com<\/strong>. Search the Internet for ‘purchase domain name<\/strong>‘. You’ll need to subscribe to an email service that lets you link your unique domain name to your email address. There are many providers including Google who offer this.<\/p>\n

Tips for telling everyone your new email address<\/h2>\n

Find all the places you might need to update with your new email address.<\/a><\/p>\n

Copy key emails over to your new account<\/h2>\n

Once your new email account is ready, you can copy emails from your Kent Inbox to your new account: see our instructions for how<\/a> – you\u2019ll be asked to accept some data protection conditions first.<\/p>\n

Set an auto-reply to tell people your new email<\/h2>\n

So that people start using your new address as soon as possible, set up an automatic reply on your Kent email account<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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