Teams - Meet - Edit your Display Name and Pronouns

Description:

Customize your presence during a Teams meeting by editing your display name. 
This is a limited option: it is per-meeting and relies on the organizer to have this option enabled.

What can you do?

Add Pronouns to your Microsoft365 profile:  Follow these directions - there are directions for Teams, Teams mobile, and Outlook on the Web.

Update your Preferred Name for SUNY Delhi - Follow these directions  - note for Employees there are 2 steps to complete this request 

Examples of Preferred Name:

  • A shortened derivative of a name (e.g., “Sue” for “Susan”)
  • A middle name instead of a first name
  • First and middle initials (e.g., “A.J.” for “Andrew John”)
  • An anglicized or westernized name (e.g, “Peter” instead of “Xingyu”)
  • A name that better represents the individuals gender identity
  • A name which the individual is in the process of legally changing

Instructions:

To edit your display name, the meeting organizer must have turned on Let people edit their display name in meeting options.

To edit your display name:

  1. Select People People or Show Participants button in your meeting controls.
  2. In the Participants pane, hover over your name and select More optionsMicrosoft Teams more options icon>Edit display nameedit-display-name-icon
  3. Enter a name and click Save
Your edited name will remain throughout the duration of the meeting.

Additional Info/Resources: 

Resource: Join a meeting in Microsoft Teams - Edit Your Display Name | Microsoft Support

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