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When moving into a new position, it can be daunting to have the shadow of your predecessor listed as the name on the account. However Google, in the attempt to promote Google+, has convoluted the system. There are a number of places you must check to verify that your account is yours in all respects. | When moving into a new position, it can be daunting to have the shadow of your predecessor listed as the name on the account. However Google, in the attempt to promote Google+, has convoluted the system. There are a number of places you must check to verify that your account is yours in all respects. | ||
Make sure to check update your [[email Signature|email signature]] as well! | |||
==Rename your Account== | ==Rename your Account== | ||
===Change through Google=== | ===Change through Google=== | ||
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First you must change your name registered with G Suite and the @mcgilleus.ca domain. Changing this will change the registered account name: anyone else in the @mcgilleus.ca domain will be able to search this name to get in touch with you. | First you must change your name registered with G Suite and the @mcgilleus.ca domain. Changing this will change the registered account name: anyone else in the @mcgilleus.ca domain will be able to search this name to get in touch with you. | ||
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===Change through Gmail=== | ===Change through Gmail=== | ||
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Most of the time, changing your name through Google will change the name associated with outgoing emails. However, if somebody decided they wanted the '''From''' portion of an email to read differently than the account name, they may have changed that through Gmail. To check if this is the case, navigate to <code>Gmail > Settings > Accounts and Import > Send mail as:</code> | Most of the time, changing your name through Google will change the name associated with outgoing emails. However, if somebody decided they wanted the '''From''' portion of an email to read differently than the account name, they may have changed that through Gmail. To check if this is the case, navigate to <code>Gmail > Settings > Accounts and Import > Send mail as:</code> | ||
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==The Fickle Contact Cache== | ==The Fickle Contact Cache== | ||
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If you've followed all the above methods, it's possible you've fallen prey to the cache. There's one dramatically unfortunate aspect of most email clients: when you first receive an email from somebody new, your email client will cache the name and email as a new contact. That contact name is persistent, no matter what the name associated with the email address may be in the future. Individuals must deleted this cached contact for a new one to be associated. For example, the wiki.curator email address first received an email from Malcolm McClintock as VP Communications. It cached the name to a new contact, future Alex be damned. | If you've followed all the above methods, it's possible you've fallen prey to the cache. There's one dramatically unfortunate aspect of most email clients: when you first receive an email from somebody new, your email client will cache the name and email as a new contact. That contact name is persistent, no matter what the name associated with the email address may be in the future. Individuals must deleted this cached contact for a new one to be associated. For example, the wiki.curator email address first received an email from Malcolm McClintock as VP Communications. It cached the name to a new contact, future Alex be damned. | ||
Unless the owner of the wiki.curator account navigates to http://contacts.google.com and deletes it, unfortunately it will persist. Since this is the case for all email accounts, there is some degree of futility. It's OK. | Unless the owner of the wiki.curator account navigates to http://contacts.google.com and deletes it, unfortunately it will persist. Since this is the case for all email accounts, there is some degree of futility. It's OK. | ||
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