Overview
MSU Denver students, faculty, and staff can designate their personal pronouns in Office 365. Once set, a person's pronouns will be displayed in Teams, Outlook, and anywhere else a Microsoft 365 Profile card is shown.
Before you begin...
Personal pronouns can be set through the web version of either Outlook or Teams. Either...
Instructions
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Instructions for Outlook Web Application
- Click any email that was sent to you.
- Hover the mouse pointer over your name in the "To:" field.
![Screenshot of username in the "To:" field](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=9b2de7bf-8641-42c2-97c1-e3bd83798fb5.PNG&beidInt=423)
- After hovering over your name, click "+ Pronouns".
![Screenshot of pronouns button](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=1c218930-527d-4941-b7a4-4932802fc878.png&beidInt=423)
- On the screen that appears, select your desired pronouns, or enter your own.
- Click Save.
![Screenshot of pronouns window](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=8d553e4e-2d0d-4165-994f-6bfac8e4e74a.PNG&beidInt=423)
Result
Your newly added pronouns will be shown below your name on your email profile.
![Screenshot of user profile with pronouns displayed](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=1ada0bab-d549-46a0-9250-4fa07995da64.png&beidInt=423)
Instructions for Microsoft Teams (Web Browser Version)
- In the top right corner, click the icon with your initials (or your profile picture, if you have set one).
![Screenshot of profile button](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=eb04258b-be72-4a1d-bf3e-7a147a93a74d.PNG&beidInt=423)
- Click the area with your full name and email address above "View account".
- When prompted, click "View your profile".
![Screenshot of "View your profile" prompt](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=7773ca8f-07c3-44f8-9999-fea5de55bc97.PNG&beidInt=423)
- Click "+ Pronouns".
![Screenshot of pronouns button](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=24f38aa9-6194-4be1-9e1b-83045151bb97.PNG&beidInt=423)
- On the screen that appears, select your desired pronouns, or enter your own.
- Click Save.
![Screenshot of pronouns window](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=7abbfdd8-553a-4c3b-96ac-6a34fe86bcdd.PNG&beidInt=423)
Result
After clicking Save, you will be shown that your profile has been updated.
![Screenshot of profile update confirmation screen](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=1ee98952-0c2a-4d43-957f-708ab68595a4.PNG&beidInt=423)
You will then will see your newly-added pronouns below your name on your profile.
![Screenshot of user profile with pronouns displayed](https://msudenver.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=a490d3ab-8fc1-49e7-a467-306abe3fd98a.PNG&beidInt=423)