Changing how my name appears in e-mails from iCloud address

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Although there is an option in Mail Preferences under Full name it is 'greyed' so that I can't change how I appear to recipients.

Is there a solution or am I stuck with the name associated with the e-mail address?
 
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Which email provider are you using? I use GMail and my "Full Name" can be changed. However, changing it from the Apple Mail app probably is not a good idea unless you also change it at your provider's web mail server address.
 
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chscag said:
Which email provider are you using? I use GMail and my "Full Name" can be changed. However, changing it from the Apple Mail app probably is not a good idea unless you also change it at your provider's web mail server address.
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Problem solved.

The solution is to be found in Apple ID. If you put the name that you want to show in e-mails as first name followed by surname that's what will appear.
 

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