user5324: Newbie here!
I need to confirm something:
I have bought bitcoins and I already see them in the QT client I am using.
I now want to send the bitcoins using a different address than the one I use to receive them.
Do I have to send the bitcoins to another address and only then send them again to the final destination?
Thanks!

user323: Yes.
You can only spend bitcoins from the Address they were sent to. Think of it like cheques - only the person they are written out to can authorise them - not their spouse or child. Bitcoin transactions operate similarly.

5324: <p>Newbie here!</p>

<p>I need to confirm something:
I have bought bitcoins and I already see them in the QT client I am using.
I now want to send the bitcoins using a different address than the one I use to receive them.
Do I have to send the bitcoins to another address and only then send them again to the final destination?
Thanks!</p>
 323: <p>Yes.</p>

<p>You can only spend bitcoins from the Address they were sent to. Think of it like cheques - only the person they are written out to can authorise them - not their spouse or child. Bitcoin transactions operate similarly.</p>
