One of the reasons why Outlook is such a good email service is because of the email aliases it offer its users.

But what is an email alias?

Simply put, it is a number of email addresses that actually belong to just one Microsoft account.

Why would one need an email alias?

Not only can you use one of these junk addresses when you are forced to sign up on websites but also a difficult to guess alias address as your password recovery address that hackers would never be able to guess.

That said, here’s how you can create an alias in Outlook.com:

#1: Click on the ‘settings’ cog in the upper right hand corner of your screen and select ‘More email settings’.

#2: Now select ‘Create an Outlook alias’ that is under ‘Managing your alias’.

#3: Now think of an email address that you would like, and enter it in the boxes either with an Outlook, Hotmail or even Live address at the end.

It’s as simple as that. However, if the email alias that you have picked hasn’t been taken, then Outlook will move you back to your inbox where you can choose whether to receive email from your new alias address sent to a particular folder or your inbox itself.

However, it’s a good idea to wait for a few minutes for a notification from Outlook informing you that your alias is ready for use.

Just remember that you have to use the same password of your Microsoft account so as to log in to this alias email created.