Question
How do I add my preferred pronouns to my Microsoft 365 (M365) profile?
Note that preferred pronouns appear in Outlook and Teams when someone is looking at your contact card.
Answer
To add or modify your preferred pronouns in Microsoft 365, follow these steps:
- Click on your name in the Teams application's title bar. It is on the right.
- Click on your name in the drop down to view your profile.
- In your profile card:
- Select + Pronouns to add preferred pronouns.
OR - Click the existing, visible pronouns to change or remove them.
- Select + Pronouns to add preferred pronouns.
- To add or change your preferred pronouns:
- Select from the examples (only available in English).
OR - Enter your own.
- Select from the examples (only available in English).
- To remove preferred pronouns from your Microsoft 365 profile, remove all entries from the pronouns field.
- Click Save. It will take some time before the pronouns that you have set to propagate through the Microsoft 365 system and begin to appear.
For screenshots, please click here: How to add pronouns in M365 (external).