Oct 31 2017 08:34 AM
I had planned to use the People web part (see attached) on the modern page to list a contact person. Then I discovered it only provides a name, title, and the circle (with initials or picture).
Are there plans to have it link to profiles so one can hover or click on the name to get more information, e.g. email, phone number?
Oct 31 2017 11:22 AM
I just tried the People web part in my org, and when I hover on it, I get a large pop up with the information you're looking for.
Getting this to show up feels kinda awkward, there's a delay on the popup.
Oct 31 2017 12:13 PM
Is the People web part on Modern site page on a SharePoint site? I ask because a similar looking icon will link to or display profile information in other areas like search results and the People. It just does not work when I add a People web part to a site page.
~ Catherine
Nov 14 2017 12:28 AM
Hi Catherine,
Have you got the broken back to normal now?
Thanks
Steve
Nov 14 2017 11:25 AM
@Steve Zhang - No, John Sanders said they are researching the problem for our tenant farm.
Nov 15 2017 07:46 AM
For First Release users, when you go to edit the People webpart, they added a new layout. The original People Webpart for the modern sites had a "Compact View". The new option I am seeing in first release today is called "Descriptive". The cards look bigger and you can add a description text field under your picture. It looks like they added a "Add a profile link" but it appears to be broken. Nothing happens when you click it.
Nov 15 2017 07:52 AM
That's exciting! Eager to see that rolled out.
Nov 15 2017 12:29 PM
Will be nice when ours works. Thanks for the update.
Nov 15 2017 12:57 PM
Nov 15 2017 12:59 PM
Sweet! Is that "Add a profile link" broken for you as well? Doesnt appear to do anything.
Nov 19 2017 08:39 PM
Hi Brain,
We noticed this problem and we are fixing it.
Dec 14 2017 02:36 AM
Now we have the descriptive view too, but I miss the ability to alter the information that is shown, fo example I would like to show the phonenumber and email directly, not only after the mouseover/click.
Dec 21 2017 10:13 PM
Hi Jordi,
Thanks for the feedback. I will consider this.
Steve
Dec 22 2017 06:22 AM
Maybe it will finally roll out to our farm as a New Year's present.
Happy Holidays!
Dec 27 2017 01:06 PM
I had the descriptive view my tenant and now i do not?
Dec 27 2017 05:06 PM
You don't have now which you had previously?
I have it in my production tenant
Dec 28 2017 04:58 AM
Correct, I had set these up as descriptive in early December, and now I do not have the option. I have never had the hover effect. We are in the government tenant..
Jan 01 2018 10:24 PM
Thanks for reporting. No hover behavior may because you are in government tenant which there is some limitation technically. Let me check why your tenant doesn't have descriptive layout.
Jan 04 2018 07:01 PM
Solution@CatherineB and @Janet Schmidt,
The "live people card" behavior (where you can hover over an individual and see more information about them) isn't yet rolled out to the government cloud you are both a member of, which is why you don't see that behavior in the people web part. Once that underlying capability is rolled out, it will become available in SharePoint. The team handling that feature roll-out hasn't committed to a roll-out time frame yet. We'll let you know when we know a time frame for it. fyi @Steve Zhang