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'From' address when writing a new email from unified Inbox

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MikeBz
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I have a number of different email accounts configured in Thunderbird (2 x Gmail, 2 x Plusnet). When I have the Inbox of a specific account selected and start a new email then the From address is the correct one for that account. But if I have the unified Inbox selected and start a new email then it seems to default a random customised from address that I used several years ago - how can I make it default to a particular email address in this situation?

I have a number of different email accounts configured in Thunderbird (2 x Gmail, 2 x Plusnet). When I have the Inbox of a specific account selected and start a new email then the From address is the correct one for that account. But if I have the unified Inbox selected and start a new email then it seems to default a random customised from address that I used several years ago - how can I make it default to a particular email address in this situation?

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OK I've found it. Matt's answer was close... Go to Account Settings, under the list of accounts on the left hand side there is a drop-down for Account Actions - select the account in the list that you want to be the default, then click the Account Actions drop-down and click Set as Default.

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Matt
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Go to outgoing servers (SMTP ) in account settings and select the address you wish to use as default. You might also way to delete the old address if you no longer use it.

MikeBz
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The correct default account is selected in Outgoing Servers. It sends from that account, but the default 'From' email address it uses is a customised one that I have used at some time in the past. I get a drop-down on the From: field as in the attached image.

The first 4 addresses listed are customised ones that I have used in the past (by clicking 'Customize From Address...'), they are not specified in the settings for any accounts. It defaults to the first one of those. The 5 addresses below that (starting with Yahoo) are the addresses associated with configured accounts. I want the From address to default to the correct address for the default account, not one of the previous custom addresses.

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OK I've found it. Matt's answer was close... Go to Account Settings, under the list of accounts on the left hand side there is a drop-down for Account Actions - select the account in the list that you want to be the default, then click the Account Actions drop-down and click Set as Default.