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Send from aliases

By default, Portant sends emails from the address you signed up with. If you'd rather send from a shared inbox, a different domain, or a personal alias, you can connect that address and switch to it inside any email block. You can have up to 99 different addresses set up at once.

Email aliases are a Pro feature. See the pricing page for plan details.

Examples of addresses you can send from:

  • A non-Gmail address (Yahoo, Outlook, and so on)
  • A work, school, or business domain or alias (youralias@yourschool.edu, hello@yourcompany.com)
  • Another Gmail address

1. Add the alias to your Gmail account

The alias has to exist in Gmail first. Google's full guide is here: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en. The short version:

  1. Open Gmail on your computer.
  2. In the top right, click Settings > See all settings.
  3. Click the Accounts and import (or Accounts) tab.
  4. In the Send mail as section, click Add another email address.
  5. Enter the name and address you want to send from.
  6. Click Next Step > Send verification.
  7. For school or work accounts, enter the SMTP server (for example, smtp.gmail.com or smtp.yourschool.edu) along with the username and password.
  8. Click Add Account.

Then confirm you own the address:

  1. Sign in to the account you added.
  2. Open the confirmation email from Gmail.
  3. Click the verification link.

2. Add the alias to Portant

Open the Portant Settings page. At the bottom you'll see the email alias section.

Tip: Only the email address has to match the alias you set up in Gmail. The display name in Portant can be different, and you can change the reply-to address inside the Gmail alias settings.

Add the name, then the email address, then click Verify. Portant sends a test email to confirm everything is wired up. Once it's working, you'll see a verified tag next to the alias.

3. Pick the alias on an email block

Open any email block and change the From address using the dropdown.

The dropdown also has a button to add another alias, which takes you back to the Settings page.

Tip: You can send emails from up to 99 different addresses on one account.