Quick example to use the keyword ALIAS :
.386
.model flat,stdcall
option casemap:none
ExitProcess PROTO :DWORD
printf PROTO C :DWORD,:VARARG
OutputText PROTO C :DWORD,:VARARG
ALIAS "OutputText"="printf"
includelib \PellesC\lib\Win\kernel32.lib
includelib msvcrt.lib
DefStr MACRO id,str
.data
id db str
db 0
slen SIZESTR str
.code
ENDM
.data
msg db 'Lenght of the string = %u',0
.code
start:
DefStr string,"Hello world!"
invoke OutputText,ADDR msg,slen
invoke ExitProcess,0
END start