Applies to: Office 365 for professionals and small businesses, Office 365 for enterprises, Live@edu
Topic Last Modified: 2011-03-19
To make changes to an external contact, follow these steps:
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Select My Organization > Users & Groups > External Contacts.
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In the External Contacts list, select a contact. For a large list of contacts, use the Search external contacts field and type all or part of a display name.
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After you have selected a contact, click Details. You can view or change the following information:
General This section provides basic information about the contact.
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First name, Initial, Last name
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* Display name This name appears in the address book, on the To: and From: lines in e-mail, and in the External Contacts list in the Exchange Control Panel.
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* Alias An alias is used to identify the external contact. The alias is a unique identifier for this contact in your organization.
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* External e-mail address E-mail sent to this contact is forwarded to this e-mail address.
Organization Use this section to record detailed information about the contact's role in relation to your organization. This information appears in the address book.
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Title, Department, Company
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Manager To add a manager, click Browse, In Select Manager, select a person, and then click OK and return to Details.
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Direct reports You can't modify this field. A direct report is a user who reports to a specific manager. If you have specified a manager, that contact appears as a direct report in the details of the manager's contact details.
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First name, Initial, Last name
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When you're finished, click Save to keep your changes or click Cancel to close the dialog box.
