You can now change your display name in Microsoft Teams meetings

Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! We’re excited to let you know that you can now change your display name in Teams meetings.

Edit your display name in Teams meetings​

Whatever the discussion entails, you can now ensure participants know exactly who you are from the moment you meet. This new feature also enables you to tailor how you appear in meetings to the group. You can shorten your name for privacy or conciseness, add your job title or company for context, or use a nickname or more familiar name for a specific audience – or just to add some flair to your profile.

How it works​

1. As the meeting organizer, select Meeting options > Let people edit their display name.
2. As a meeting attendee or organizer, after the meeting starts, change your display name for that meeting by selecting People in your meeting controls.
3. Hover over your name in the Participants pane and select More options. Then, select Edit display name.
4. Enter the display name you want everyone to see, then select Save.
   
   
   

Tips and tricks​

• Participants who have edited their names will have an (Edited) label next to their name in the meeting screens to notify others of the change.
  
  
  

• Name changes will remain in place for the duration of the meeting only and do not get applied to participants’ original name on their People card.
• Original People card names will display in some meeting features such as calendar invites, the list of people invited to meetings, group chat rosters, and so on.
• Permanent meeting artifacts, such as the attendance report and transcriptions, will not reflect name changes.

Requirements​

To access this feature, it must first be enabled by your organization’s admin in the Teams admin center for select or all tenants. This feature is turned off by default for all tenants.

Availability​

To use this new feature, you must be a member of the Teams Public Preview or Microsoft 365 Targeted release and use the new Teams client on Windows, Mac, or the web.

To enable your Teams client for the Public Preview, IT administrators must enable Show preview features in their update policy. You can learn more here.

For Targeted release, global admins can go to the Microsoft 365 admin center and give access to a select set of individuals or the entire organization. Learn more here.

Feedback​

We want to hear from you! Select Settings and more > Feedback in the top-right corner of the Teams app, and then select either Report a problem, Give a compliment, or Suggest a feature to share your thoughts.