# Contactfield as Sender works in template email, not in segment email

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/contactfield-as-sender-works-in-template-email-not-in-segment-email/8856>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [July 2, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/contactfield-as-sender-works-in-template-email-not-in-segment-email/8856 "2017-07-02T11:06:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![DutchAlfred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aca169/32.png) [@DutchAlfred](https://forum.mautic.org/u/DutchAlfred)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/contactfield-as-sender-works-in-template-email-not-in-segment-email/8856/1 "2017-07-02T11:06:05Z")

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I notice that when I use a template email, I can use the contents of a field in the ‘Sender’ field: like {contactfield=partner}.  
  
  
  
When I use a segment email, I can’t do that, then the logic doesn’t seem to work. I think this may be easy to correct. Would it fit in a new update?

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**Author:** ![DutchAlfred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aca169/32.png) [@DutchAlfred](https://forum.mautic.org/u/DutchAlfred)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/contactfield-as-sender-works-in-template-email-not-in-segment-email/8856/2 "2017-07-02T11:06:05Z")

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I notice that when I use a template email, I can use the contents of a field in the ‘Sender’ field: like {contactfield=partner}.

When I use a segment email, I can’t do that, then the logic doesn’t seem to work. I think this may be easy to correct. Would it fit in a new update?