In Exchange 2013 you have the ability to add additional alias addresses to a mailbox. A user might ask you to create another alias perhaps with a shorter name and surname. This can be done from the Exchange Admin Center and the Exchange Management Shell.

Add an alias using the Exchange Admin Center:

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  • Step 1 -> Click on Recipients on the left.
  • Step 2 -> Click on Mailboxes on the top left.
  • Step 3 -> Click on the mailbox where you want to add an alias to.

Once you have located the mailbox you can double click it or click on the pencil.

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  • Once the properties for the user mailbox show, click on email address on the left.
  • Now click on the + button as shown above to create an alias address.
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  • In this exercise we are going to use SMTP. That is the default radio button, no need to change it.
  • Step 2 -> Enter in the alias email address.
  • Step 3-> Click on OK.
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  • As shown above, the email alias we created in the previous step now shows as one of the SMTP addresses for the user.
  • Click the save button.

Add an alias using the Exchange Management Shell:

Hope it helps.

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