How do I add personal pronouns to my Office 365 account?

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...

• Log in to your MSU Denver email account at email.msudenver.edu, or
• Log in to the web version of Microsoft Teams.

Instructions

Jump to:

• Outlook Web App instructions
• Microsoft Teams on Web instructions

Instructions for Outlook Web Application

1. Click any email that was sent to you.
2. Hover the mouse pointer over your name in the "To:" field.
   
    
3. After hovering over your name, click "+ Pronouns".
   
    
4. On the screen that appears, select your desired pronouns, or enter your own.
5. Click Save.
   
   

Result

Your newly added pronouns will be shown below your name on your email profile.

Instructions for Microsoft Teams (Web Browser Version)

1. In the top right corner, click the icon with your initials (or your profile picture, if you have set one).
   
    
2. Click the area with your full name and email address above "View account".
3. When prompted, click "View your profile".
   
    
4. Click "+ Pronouns".
   
    
5. On the screen that appears, select your desired pronouns, or enter your own.
6. Click Save.
   

Result

After clicking Save, you will be shown that your profile has been updated.

You will then will see your newly-added pronouns below your name on your profile.