How to change my teams profile to show alias mail address

Question

Hello all,

We got a request from user to add his nick name as alias to his mail and we had done that now he want it show in Teams profile.

Usually the primary SMTP will be shown to everyone, but he wants his alias to show there, is there any possibility to do that.

Example:- ******@domain.com is his primary SMTP and he want ******@domain.com to be shown in Teams profile card.

Answer 1

Hi @Mani

Please follow the steps below to add an alias to a user account:

You must be a member of the Global admin role to add email aliases to a user.

In the admin center, go to the Users > Active users page.

On the Active Users page, select the user > Manage username and email. You won't see this option if the person doesn't have a license assigned to them.

Add the new name in the Username field, select a domain and choose Add.

Tip

The email alias must end with a domain from the drop-down list. To add another domain name to the list, see Add a domain to Microsoft 365.

When you're done, choose Save changes.

Wait 24 hours for the new aliases to update in Microsoft 365.

1. The user will now have a primary address and an alias. For example, all mail sent to ******@contoso.com, and her alias, ******@contoso.com, will go to Jenna's inbox. **When the user replies, the From address will depend on her Outlook client. Outlook on the web will use the alias at which the email was received. Outlook desktop will use her primary email alias.

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