Microsoft Teams Meetings to Let Users Edit Display Names

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will allow participants to edit their display names in real time during live meetings. This new personalization feature will begin rolling out to participants using the Microsoft Teams desktop and web apps on Windows and macOS.

In Microsoft Teams, an “(edited)” label will appear next to a participant’s name on the meeting screen. The name change will only last for the duration of the meeting, reverting to the original name on the user’s People card once the meeting ends.

“Original People card names will display in some meeting features such as calendar invites, the list of people invited to meetings, group chat rosters, and so on. Permanent meeting artifacts (such as the attendance report and transcriptions) will not reflect name changes,” Microsoft explained.

How to edit display name in Microsoft Teams meetings

Microsoft notes that this new feature will be off by default for all tenants. It will be up to the IT admins to enable it via the Teams admin center for all or select end users within their organizations.

Once enabled, meeting organizers will be able to turn on this feature by navigating to Meeting options > Let people edit their display name. Meeting participants will be able to join the meeting and then click the People option at the top of the screen to edit their display names in the Participants panel.

Microsoft will start rolling out this update to targeted release customers in March. This feature is expected to become generally available for all commercial and government customers by mid-April this year.

Last week, Microsoft Teams released a new feature that allows users to customize the location of notifications on their screens. Currently, this new setting is available in public preview for the Microsoft Teams desktop client for Windows.