Changing Your Chosen Name

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Last updated: Oct 21, 2024 by Ashley Mattingly
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Students, faculty, and staff of all campuses (including UConn Health Center) are able to change the way their name displays in UConn directories and the Microsoft 365 email system.

Example Name Card in Microsoft 365

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The name, both first and last, that appears in the UConn directory and on the Microsoft 365 name card can be customized with the Chosen Name tool at: netid.uconn.edu. Follow below to learn more.

Changing Your Chosen Name 

  1. Go to netid.uconn.edu, and sign in with your NetID and password. 

  2. Click on My NetID and select Change Chosen Name. The next page will display your legal name. 

  3. If you wish to: 

    1. use your legal name, leave the Synced With Legal Name radio button on. You can choose how you want your name to be formatted in the Display Name Format section.

    2. change your name in the UConn directories to a name other than your legal name, turn the Synced With Legal Name slider off and enter your desired name.

  4. Click the radio button beside the name format of your choice. This is how your name will appear in the directories.

  5. Click Change Display Name.

You can change your Chosen Name as many times as you like. This will be the name that people will see when they send or receive emails from you.

Incorrect information in your Microsoft 365 Name Card

If you have incorrect personal information or employment/affiliation in your Microsoft 365 name card, please inform your supervisor.

If your legal name is incorrect please note it needs to be corrected in the source system which will feed into Microsoft 365. There are 11 different systems at the university that feed this data. The largest and most typical source systems are Student Admin for student information and CoreCT for employees and faculty.  Please contact your supervisor first in this situation.

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