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Create or reply to an email message on behalf of another person

  1. In Mail, click Home > New Email.

    New Email command on the ribbon

  1. On the Options tab, in the Show Fields group, click From.
  2. In the From box, type the name of the person on whose behalf you are sending the message.

    To select the name from a list in the Address Book, click From.

  3. Add recipients, a subject, and the contents of the message as you typically do.

To reply to an email message

  1. In the other person’s mailbox, select the message that you want to reply to on behalf of your manager.
  2. Click Home (If you have opened the message, click Message), and then click Reply, Reply All or Forward.

    Respond group on the ribbon

  1. On the Options tab, in the Show Fields group, click From.
  2. In the From box, type your manager’s name. To select the name from a list in the Address Book, click From. If you don’t see the From button and box, click Options > From.
  3. Add recipients, a subject, and the contents of the message as you typically do.