OVERVIEW
This article describes how to change your display name, title, or contact details for Microsoft Services on faculty and staff accounts.
Your display name, title, and other contact details are obtained from your SFU Directory settings at www.sfu.ca/sfuds.
Any changes made will apply to all Microsoft services linked to your SFU account, and you may be asked to re-log in to Microsoft services to apply the changes. It may take up to one day for the changes to take effect in MS Teams.
Note: The following instructions only apply to faculty, staff, sponsored accounts, or faculty/staff who are also active students.
If you are a student, please see our student instructions page to change your display name.
How To Change Your Display Name, title, or other contact details
Note: You'll need to be connected to Campus Networks or SFU VPN to access SFU Directory Services. Alternatively, you may use Self Serve Profile Management (mySFU) if you wish to only change your display name.
Step 1. Go to www.sfu.ca/sfuds on a web browser. Select "Login" and sign in to the SFU account you would like to modify.
Step 2. Once you are logged in, click "[ Edit My Entry ]" on the top right hand corner of the screen.
Step 3. Update your display name, title, or other contact details according to your needs. Click "Save Changes" to save your edits.
Step 4. Once it's been saved, you will see a "Saved Changes" message show up above the form.
Note: The changes will apply to all Microsoft services linked to your SFU account, and you may be asked to re-log in to Microsoft services to apply the changes. It may take up to one day for the changes to take effect in MS Teams.