Setting Up Your Profile in the Add-In for Outlook

This section describes how to set up your profile in the add-in for Outlook:

How do I view my profile?

On the Outlook ribbon, click Your Wall, and on your wall's banner, click Edit Profile icon. Your profile details appear in the User Profile dialog.

How do I edit my profile?

In the User Profile dialog, edit your profile information as desired:

  • To change your profile picture, on the General tab, click Change, then navigate to and select the picture (a .gif, .jpg, or .png file.) to upload.

    The Crop Picture dialog shows your image with a circle over the area that will show in Oracle Social Network. You can drag the corners of the crop area to change the size of your picture, or drag your picture to change the position of the crop area. When you're happy with the size and position, click Crop.

    Note: Oracle Social Network scales your profile picture up or down as needed to display it within 60 by 60 pixels and places it in a circle showing your online status.

  • To change your name and other general information, on the General tab, enter the information in the editable fields.

  • To set the language for your user interface, on the General tab, select an option from the Language drop-down list.

  • To change your address, click the Contact tab, then enter the information in the fields.

  • To add a phone number:

    1. Click the Contact tab.

    2. Next to the Phone numbers area, click Add.

    3. Enter a label for the number, like home or cell.

    4. Select the country or region from the list to add the appropriate country code.

      Note: The country/region information is available only if you have previously opened the Check Phone Number dialog in an Outlook contact.

    5. Enter the city/area code and local number.

    6. Optionally, enter an extension.

How can I see other people's profiles?

One way to navigate to a profile is to click the person's profile picture wherever you see it in the add-in for Outlook. Another way is to double-click the person's name in the People and Groups panel. Here is a third way to navigate to a profile:

  1. On the navigation bar, click View people and groups icon.
  2. Click a tab to select a view Tab icons.
  3. Click the person's or group's picture to open the person's or group's wall.
  4. On the wall's banner, click Edit Profile icon to open the person's or group's profile.

How do I post a message to someone's wall?

Before you can post messages to another person's wall, you must first follow the person who owns the wall. For information about how to follow someone, see How do I follow people and add them as contacts?

  1. On the navigation bar, click View people and groups icon.
  2. Click a tab to select a view Tab icons.
  3. Right-click a person or group, and select Go To <name>'s Wall.
  4. Post a message in the text box at the top of the wall as you would to any other Conversation (see How do I post messages to a Conversation?).

Note: If you don't see a text box at the top of someone's wall, you aren't following the person or the person doesn't allow other people to post to his or her wall.