This is done in just a few simple steps!įirst, log- in to the Microsoft admin portal.įrom there, navigate to "Users" > "Aktive users". This is a great tool if other employees within your company - such as those within the personnel department - should have the authorization to change users' names.īut first you'll need to give the permissions. Now you can see in both photos below, that the user's name now appears as what the admin modified it to, in both Microsoft and absentify.Īssigning other users the permission to edit namesĪ user can also change their own name as well as any other employees' names within your Microsoft organization from their own account. Before the user will be able to see the updated changes, it's important that the user first logs in and out of their Microsoft account. In the photo below, you can see that the old name is still showing up as their display name. Once this confirmation appears, it's safe to close the window. Once you're satisfied with the changes made, you'll see a confirmation at the top of the window after clicking "Save changes". If you only change the first and last name, their name will still show up as what it was previously. Here it is important that while changing their name, you also change their "Display name". Select the employee whom you'd like to change their name and from the window on the right hand side, navigate to "Contact Information" > "Manage contact information". To learn how to assign these permissions, scroll down to Assigning other users the permission to edit names.Īfter signing in, go to Users > Aktive users. If this is the case, simply follow the following steps to change one of your employee's names. To learn more about the many other advantages of absentify being integrated with Microsoft in regards to signing in, read our Helpdesk article Advantages of mutual sign-on with Microsoft.ĭepending on the permission assigned to your users within your Microsoft company account, your users may not be able to change their name themselves. This means that in order to change a name, it has to be done from the Microsoft account.
Since absentify is integrated within the Microsoft environment, as soon as an employee logs into absentify for the first time their data will synchronize with their Microsoft account. Not sure how to change a user's name in absentify? We're here to help answer your questions so keep reading to learn more!
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