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title: Change a User's Email Address
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ms.date: "03/01/2017"
ms.prod: sql
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# Change a User's Email Address (Master Data Services)

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  In [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)], you can change the email address that notifications are sent to, and the default format of notification emails.  
  
## Prerequisites  
 To perform this procedure:  
  
-   You must have permission to access the **Users and Groups** functional area.  
  
### To change a user's email address or default email format  
  
1.  In [!INCLUDE[ssMDSmdm](../includes/ssmdsmdm-md.md)], click **User and Group Permissions**.  
  
2.  On the **Users** page, select the row for the user that you want to edit.  
  
3.  Click **Edit selected user**.  
  
4.  Above the **General** tab, click **Edit**.  
  
5.  Update the email address or email format.  
  
6.  Click **Save**.  
  
## Next Steps  
  
-   [Assign Functional Area Permissions (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/assign-functional-area-permissions-master-data-services.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Security (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/security-master-data-services.md)