Profile Cards
Profile Cards
Profile cards provide quick access to key Personal Profile information. You can view a member's Profile Card by hovering over their Profile Photo. If a member has IM Accounts, you can click these to initiate a conversation or call in that application.
Administrators who want to customize the layout and available profile fields should explore Premium Profiles.
Profile Card information
By default, Profile Cards display the following information:
- Photo
- Name
- Status
- Occupation
- Employer
- Reports to
- Work phone number
- IM Accounts
- Points and Status
A member's Privacy Settings may limit who can see what information.
Interacting with a Profile Card
Contacting via an instant messaging application
If a member has shared their Teams, Skype, Skype for Business, or Hangouts information, it's icon will appear on their Profile Card. You can begin a conversation in that application by clicking the icon and selecting the type of communication.
Sending a Message
Send a Message to another member by clicking Send Message.
Sending an email
Click a member's email address to begin composing an email to this member. This uses your default email application.
Viewing a Personal Profile
Click View Profile to go to a member's Personal Profile page.
Downloading a member's Contact Card
If you want to add a member's contact information to a third-party address book (ex. Outlook), you must first download their contact card. On the member's Profile Card, click Download Contact Card. Add the resulting .vcf file to your address book.
Giving a member a Badge
If your workplace is using Points and Status, member's who have the necessary Role (Manage Reputation) grant badges can give them to other members. Clicking Give Badge on a member's Profile Card will send you to that member's Personal Profile where you can click Give Badge to select what Badge the member receives.