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Use Multiple Email Aliases in One Gmail Account
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Answer
Use +category after your Gmail username to receive aliases in one inbox, or add an address you own under Send mail as. Aliases are not separate Google Accounts.
Choose what kind of alias you need
Use a plus address such as yourname+shopping@gmail.com when you only need incoming mail sorted in the same inbox. To send from a genuinely different address, you must own that address and add it under Send mail as; neither option creates another Google Account.
Test a plus address
Send a message from another account to yourname+test@gmail.com, replacing yourname with the part before @gmail.com. Confirm it reaches the primary inbox before using the address for registrations, because some websites reject plus signs or normalize email addresses.
Create a filter for the alias
On a computer, open Gmail Settings > See all settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses > Create a new filter. Put the complete plus address in the To field, choose Search to confirm it matches correctly, then return to the filter dialog.
Choose safe filter actions
Apply a label, add a star, archive, or forward messages as needed. Review forwarding access before enabling it and avoid Delete it until the filter has been tested, because every message addressed to that alias will receive the selected action.
Add an owned sending address
For a different From address, open Accounts and Import > Send mail as > Add another email address. Enter the address you own, complete Gmail's verification, then select it from the From line while composing.
Set reply behavior deliberately
If replies should go to the added address, edit its Send mail as entry and specify the correct reply-to address. Send a test to a non-Gmail account because some mail clients may show the underlying Gmail address or an 'on behalf of' label.
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If it does not work
- If a verification message does not arrive, check Spam or Bulk Mail and confirm the other mailbox accepts messages from send-as-noreply@google.com. For a work or school alias, ask the administrator whether the domain and group permissions allow sending; do not enter account credentials into an untrusted SMTP service.
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