To be able to make these changes, you must have User Administrator privileges.
Follow these steps to change the display name of a user in your Microsoft 365 (M365) account.
Click on the candy box menu icon located at the top-left corner of your M365 account, as shown in the image below:
From the menu, select Admin to go to the Admin Center.
In the Admin Center, click on Active users.
Use the search bar to find the user whose display name you want to change.
After searching for the user, click on their username to open the User Panel. Then, click on Manage contact information to edit the display name.
In the Display Name field, change the name as needed.
After making the necessary changes, click Save changes to update the display name.
- User Administrator privileges are required to make these changes.





