Spartan 365 - How to Add, Change, or Delete Pronouns on Your Profile in Microsoft 365

Objective

Following these steps will allow you to make changes to how your desired pronouns are handled in your MSU Spartan 365 profile, including showing or not showing them at all.

Environment

Spartan 365

Before You Begin

Using this feature is optional, not mandatory. Whether or not to share or publicly display pronouns is always up to an individual. Pronouns should never be assigned to one person by another person. It should be up to the person using them to decide when, where, and which pronouns are used – including whether to use this feature.

Steps

1. Open your profile card (link) in Teams or Outlook on the web (link).
   • To open your profile card in Teams, you can select your profile picture in the upper right corner of Teams.
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   • To open your profile card in Outlook on the web, select your name or profile picture within Outlook Mail or Calendar.
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     The pronouns feature is not available in the My Account portal in Outlook.
2. On your profile card, select + Pronouns or the pronouns listed below your name.
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3. Add / Change / Delete your pronouns:
   • To add or change your pronouns, select from the examples (available in English), or enter your own.
   • To delete, remove your pronouns.
   • In the example below, Elvia Atkins has chosen She/Her. The preview window also shows how the chosen pronouns will show on your profile.
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4. Select Save to update your profile. Changes are updated immediately. Select Cancel if you don't want to save your changes.
5. The confirmation dialogue shows how your pronouns appear on your profile. Select Got it to exit.
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6. You're done! Your updated profile is available to everyone in your organization, including guest accounts.
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Additional Info

For general information about pronouns in Spartan 365, please see KB 1745 (link).