column with actual email address in Outlook Classic

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How can I show the sender's actual email address in a column? The FROM column only shows the display name, which is inadequate in this day of so much fake junk mail that looks real. I found a way to create a custom field with a formula, but my version of outlook does not give me an option to use a formula.

Is there an easy way for a casual Outlook user to do this? I'm not a company or team or group. Just me using Outlook Classic for a million years.

I'm surprised (or am I?) that Microsoft doesn't offer this obviously needed option in Outlook.

Thanks for any and all help.
Jan Burch
 
janb said:
How can I show the sender's actual email address in a column? The FROM column only shows the display name, which is inadequate in this day of so much fake junk mail that looks real. I found a way to create a custom field with a formula, but my version of outlook does not give me an option to use a formula.

Is there an easy way for a casual Outlook user to do this? I'm not a company or team or group. Just me using Outlook Classic for a million years.

I'm surprised (or am I?) that Microsoft doesn't offer this obviously needed option in Outlook.

Thanks for any and all help.
Jan Burch
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You need to install a config file - steps are in the article below. You could also do it using a macro to copy the smtp to a new field, but the cfg is easier.
www.slipstick.com

How to display the sender's email address in Outlook

How to show the sender’s e-mail address and other fields in a column in message list view using custom fields.
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Diane! Thank you so much. This worked like a charm.
Jan
 
janb said:
How can I show the sender's actual email address in a column? The FROM column only shows the display name, which is inadequate in this day of so much fake junk mail that looks real. I found a way to create a custom field with a formula, but my version of outlook does not give me an option to use a formula.

Is there an easy way for a casual Outlook user to do this? I'm not a company or team or group. Just me using Outlook Classic for a million years.

I'm surprised (or am I?) that Microsoft doesn't offer this obviously needed option in Outlook.

Thanks for any and all help.
Jan Burch

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I completely agree that this should be a standard option. Display names are easy to spoof, while the actual email address is often the first thing I check to decide whether a message is legitimate. Having a built-in column for the sender's real address would make sorting through newsletters, notifications, and suspicious emails much easier without needing custom fields or workarounds. Hopefully Microsoft adds this in a future update.
 
WilliamGolt23 said:
I completely agree that this should be a standard option. Display names are easy to spoof, while the actual email address is often the first thing I check to decide whether a message is legitimate. Having a built-in column for the sender's real address would make sorting through newsletters, notifications, and suspicious emails much easier without needing custom fields or workarounds. Hopefully Microsoft adds this in a future update.
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You should see the address in the reading pane or opened message - only the message list won't show the address.
 
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