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I want to edit my display name or give myself a nickname

When I @mention a team member it displays them as Last Name, First name which really interrupts the conversational flow. Slack lets me edit my display name.

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  • shreen commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    in my class it showing student which no body add from where it come , please help

  • BASICS, LLC commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I agree with having the ability to edit the display name but, for security and privacy purposes, there should be an indicator that remains visible for external participants. So there should either be a setting for each team to turn a renaming feature on or off or there should be a static indicator that is displayed for external/guest users.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    In the AD FS environment, I want to edit my display name .(video conference)

    Chinese characters ,Alphabetical character, company name,

    according to individual circumstances

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Would be useful to be able to temporarily edit the display name in a teams meeting. That way you could include your role in the display name and quickly see other peoples roles aswell

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I just don't like being called my full name and prefer the shortened version of my name.

  • Visu commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Webex allow this feature of user putting their nick name. I don't know when Microsoft will implement this simple feature.

  • Kenzie commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I want to have this ability to change the view of my name for my students as we do remote learning.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I accidentally copied the wrong email when adding a member. so now the user name is not right for the email added and I can't Change it !!!!

  • Joe Santos commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    A host or presenter should be able to easily edit his/her name. Similarly, a guest or attendee should also be able to easily edit his name. ZOOM offers this feature and so do other apps, as already mentioned by my colleagues. Sometimes Microsoft programmers unnecessarily make simple things too complicated. What is the big issue of editing a name? We don't want to hear excuses. Just get this done!!! Thank you!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I have been added to a Microsoft Teams as a guest and I cannot edit my display name. It doesn't even show my Microsoft Account display name. It shows what comes before "@" in my email address. Nobody recognizes me with that. Microsoft could you please fix this?

  • Colin commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Microsoft please work on resolving this issue for Government and Education institutions. This is a matter of gender and diversity that could empower individuals with how they self-identify and what they prefer to be called, which may not always line up with legal items.

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