Ability to hide nicknames from the global address list now available in the Control Panel

Ability to hide nicknames from the global address list now available in the Control Panel

Google Apps administrators now have the option to hide nicknames from the global address list/autocomplete. They can choose one of the follo... 16.59

Google Apps administrators now have the option to hide nicknames from the global address list/autocomplete. They can choose one of the following options:

- Show all email addresses
- Hide nicknames
- Hide the primary email address if the user has a nickname

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
In the administrator control panel, select “Domain Settings”, then “User Settings” and “Contact Sharing” to access the new options.

Note:
- The setting can take up to 24 hours to propagate.
- Email addresses based on domain aliases will not be affected by this setting - they will continue to be hidden.
- Email addresses that the user already has in their contact list will not be affected by this setting - they will continue to appear in autocomplete unless that contact is manually deleted.
- This setting also controls whether nicknames will appear in Contacts search and Contacts details view.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=60218

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