
How you set up Directory affects which contacts users can find in Contacts. Train people in your organization to use Contacts
Rename a user or change a user's email address. Use the Admin console, the Admin SDK Directory API, or Google Cloud Directory Sync to update the Directory when a person’s profile information or situation changes. For example, you might let full-time employees find everyone in the Directory but let interns find only the people in their team. You might choose this option if you’re a large organization where you want to restrict access to some contacts for some people. Share a customized directory-You might want to let people in one organizational unit find only people in certain groups, while other organizational units can find everyone. Share everyone-You might choose this option if you’re a small organization where everyone needs to connect with everyone else. To let some users in your organization find only a subset of users in your organization, assign them a custom directory. Learn moreĬustomize directories for teams or groupsīy default, people in your organization can find the profile information of everyone else. Let third-party apps access Directory data. Add shared external contacts to the Directory.
Set which email addresses (alias, secondary, domain) show in Directory. Allow people to change some or none of their profile information.
To start, Directory might contain only names and email addresses. You might turn off the Directory when you first set up Directory or to troubleshoot. For example, when users point at or tap someone’s profile photo, they open a person information card. Users can find profile information in Contacts and other Google services.Calendar intelligently suggests meeting rooms based on the location and number of guests ( requires Calendar setup).Individual and group addresses autocomplete as users enter them in Google services like Gmail, Google Docs, and Drive.When the Directory is turned on (the default setting):
You can add user information and control user visibility in Google Contacts and other Google services. This information helps your users find and communicate with each other and understand their roles in the organization. As a Directory administrator, you can store profile information for users in your organization, email and group addresses, and shared external contacts in the Directory.