Merge pull request #7365 from CaityBuschlen/v-evwin-shortenadmin4

Shorten references to 'administrator' to 'admin' and add VS brand as needed to several articles

Author: Court72

subscriptions/product-keys.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-title: Using Product Keys | Microsoft Docs
+title: Using product keys in Visual Studio subscriptions | Microsoft Docs
 author: evanwindom
 ms.author: v-evwin
 manager: cabuschl
 ms.assetid: 89e3fcf9-fe5d-4266-8dd7-5567d05fe869
-ms.date: 09/18/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2020
 ms.topic: conceptual
 description:  Learn how to obtain and manage your product keys in Visual Studio subscriptions.
 ---
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Visual Studio subscriptions typically include five product keys for current vers
 Most product keys also allow multiple activations of the product for each key.  Many products also allow you to install and use the product for 30 days or more without activation.  For most subscribers, this provides more than enough activations to meet their needs.  However, if you have exhausted the available activations for a product, you can submit a request for additional keys through Visual Studio [Subscriptions Customer Service](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/).
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> If your subscription is provided to you by your work or school, your subscription administrator controls whether you have access to software downloads.  If access to downloads is disabled for your subscription, access to product keys is also disabled.  If you need downloads and/or product keys, [contact your administrator](contact-my-admin.md).
+> If your subscription is provided to you by your work or school, your subscription admin controls whether you have access to software downloads.  If access to downloads is disabled for your subscription, access to product keys is also disabled.  If you need downloads and/or product keys, [contact your admin](contact-my-admin.md).
 
 ## Activating a product
 Activation is required for certain products.  Generally, in Visual Studio subscriptions this is limited to Windows, Windows Server, Microsoft Office client applications, and Expression Studio. When activation is required, many products — including Windows and Office — allow you to install and use the product without activation for 30 days or more. If you re-image your computers frequently (at least once every 30 days), consider NOT activating the product. Product keys supplied as part of your Visual Studio subscription do not allow unlimited activations of a product.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ If you’ve claimed all the available product keys under your subscription and h
 ## Retail and Volume Licensing versions of products
 Visual Studio subscriptions offer a selection of retail and Volume Licensing versions of Microsoft products. Certain products are available from Downloads only in their retail version or only in their Volume Licensing version; some are available in both versions. Generally, products requiring activation, such as Windows, Windows Server, and Office client products, are only offered in their retail version through Downloads.
 
-Volume Licensing customers can also download software from the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) to get Volume Licensing versions of products (and the corresponding product keys).  Access to the VLSC is managed by designated administrators within the customer’s organization.
+Volume Licensing customers can also download software from the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) to get Volume Licensing versions of products (and the corresponding product keys).  Access to the VLSC is managed by designated admins within the customer’s organization.
 
 ## Daily product key claim limits
 Microsoft is committed to protecting the integrity of the Visual Studio subscriptions program and the value of the software and benefits that the program’s legitimate subscribers receive for their investment. In support of this commitment, Microsoft has implemented daily key claim limits for Visual Studio subscriptions. Daily key claim limits restrict the number of keys that can be claimed per day per subscription.

subscriptions/program-startups.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-title: Visual Studio subscriptions offered to startups through the Microsoft for Startups program | Microsoft Docs
+title: Visual Studio subscriptions offered through Microsoft for Startups | Microsoft Docs
 author: evanwindom
 ms.author: v-evwin
 manager: cabuschl
 ms.assetid: 71af88da-b9fa-4d12-999c-7d461f3df0ec
-ms.date: 03/09/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2020
 ms.topic: conceptual
 description:  Details on subscriptions are offered through the Microsoft for Startups program.
 ---

subscriptions/search-license.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ manager: cabuschl
 ms.assetid: 9c0b9a4f-b9a3-491c-a68f-6e4bac7f7b3d
 ms.date: 09/21/2020
 ms.topic: how-to
-description:  Learn how administrators can locate individual subscribers or groups in the Administration Portal.
+description:  Learn how admins can locate individual subscribers or groups in the Administration Portal.
 ---
 
 # Search and filter subscribers in Visual Studio subscriptions

subscriptions/sign-in-issues.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-title: Issues Signing in to Visual Studio Subscriptions | Microsoft Docs
+title: Issues signing in to Visual Studio subscriptions | Microsoft Docs
 author: evanwindom
 ms.author: lank
 manager: lank
 ms.assetid: 176c7f11-b19d-49e9-a6dd-b2e5da5e8480
-ms.date: 03/11/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2020
 ms.topic: conceptual
 description:  Learn about issues that may arise when signing in to Visual Studio subscriptions
 ---
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ The situation is particularly confusing for users who have two accounts with the
 If you try to sign up for a Microsoft consumer app with a work or school email address, you'll see the message below.
 
    > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
-   > ![Can't create an account with work email](_img/sign-in-issues/cannot-use-work-email.png)
+   > ![Can't create an account with work email](_img/sign-in-issues/cannot-use-work-email.png "Provide a username and password to create your account.")
 
 However, if you try to sign up for a Microsoft app that supports personal and work/school accounts, you should see this message:
 
    > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
-   > ![Work/school accounts supported](_img/sign-in-issues/existing-account.png)
+   > ![Work/school accounts supported](_img/sign-in-issues/existing-account.png "You can't sign up here with a work or school email address...")
 
 ### Are existing accounts affected?
 The sign-up block described here only prevents the creation of new accounts. It has no impact on users who already have a Microsoft Account with a work/school email address. If you are already in this situation, we've made making it easier to rename a personal Microsoft account. This [support article](https://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/rename-personal-microsoft-account) provides simple step-by-step guidance. Renaming your personal Microsoft account means changing the username, and does not impact your work email or how you sign in to business services such as Microsoft 365. It also doesn't impact your personal stuff—it just changes the way you sign in to it. You can use another (personal) email address, get a new @outlook.com email address from Microsoft, or use your phone number as a new username.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ The term “aliasing” refers to users having different identities to sign in t
 Aliasing can be encountered when a company has a Microsoft Online Service for their directory sign-in, like [email protected], but users access their email accounts using aliases or friendly names, such as [email protected]. For many customers who manage their subscriptions through the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC), this can result in an unsuccessful sign-in experience as the email address provided ([email protected]) does not match the directory address ([email protected]) required for successful authentication through the “Work or School Account” option.
 
 ### What options do I have?
-From a subscriber perspective, it is important to first work with your administrator to understand your company’s identity configuration. If necessary, your administrator may have to update your account settings from their administration portal, or you may need to create a Microsoft Account (MSA) using your corporate email address. Before taking the steps to create an MSA, speak with your administrator regarding any policies or issues with taking this action. 
+From a subscriber perspective, it is important to first work with your admin to understand your company’s identity configuration. If necessary, your admin may have to update your account settings from their admin portal, or you may need to create a Microsoft Account (MSA) using your corporate email address. Before taking the steps to create an MSA, speak with your admin regarding any policies or issues with taking this action. 
 
 ## See also
 - [Visual Studio documentation](/visualstudio/)

subscriptions/sign-in-work.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ author: evanwindom
 ms.author: v-evwin
 manager: cabuschl
 ms.assetid: f39a2672-c283-4755-93d3-31c7c7a032d0
-ms.date: 09/08/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2020
 ms.topic: how-to
 description:  Learn how to sign in to your Visual Studio subscription(s) with your work or school account. 
 ---
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ You can also see your currently selected subscription in the upper right corner,
         > [!NOTE]
         > This will be the case for many subscribers who have used Visual Studio subscriptions (formerly MSDN) in the past.
 
-    - If one pathway fails, try the other.  Subscription administrators may have modified your subscription.
+    - If one pathway fails, try the other.  Subscription admins may have modified your subscription.
 
 5. Enter your password.
 6. Click **Sign in**.

subscriptions/use-connected-identities.md

@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 ---
-title: How to use connected Microsoft account and Azure Active Directory identities  | Microsoft Docs
+title: How to use connected identities in Visual Studio subscriptions  | Microsoft Docs
 author: evanwindom
 ms.author: v-evwin
 manager: lank
 ms.assetid: 50ce0445-ef1a-4e92-b9d0-aebb2155a111
-ms.date: 03/11/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2020
 ms.topic: conceptual
 robots: "noindex, nofollow"
 description:  Learn how to work with connected Microsoft accounts and Azure Active Directory identities
 ---
 
 # How to use connected identities in Visual Studio subscriptions
-If you receive a Visual Studio subscription through your work or school, and you use your Microsoft account (MSA) to sign in, your subscriptions administrator may connect your MSA to your identity in your organization's Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).  This will change how you access some of the benefits included in your subscription. 
+If you receive a Visual Studio subscription through your work or school, and you use your Microsoft account (MSA) to sign in, your subscriptions admin may connect your MSA to your identity in your organization's Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).  This will change how you access some of the benefits included in your subscription. 
 
 ## Overview of connected IDs
-Organizations are increasingly moving to Azure AD-based identities to provide improved security and support for automated management of subscriptions.  If your subscription uses an MSA such as an @outlook.com or other personal email address, your administrator may change your sign-in email to your Azure AD identity.  That will change how to sign in to the subscriber portal at https://my.visualstudio.com but may not change how you access all of your benefits.  
+Organizations are increasingly moving to Azure AD-based identities to provide improved security and support for automated management of subscriptions.  If your subscription uses an MSA such as an @outlook.com or other personal email address, your admin may change your sign-in email to your Azure AD identity.  That will change how to sign in to the subscriber portal at https://my.visualstudio.com but may not change how you access all of your benefits.  
 
-If your administrator connects your MSA and Azure AD identities, you'll receive an email letting you know to start accessing your Visual Studio subscription with your Azure AD identity instead of your MSA. 
+If your admin connects your MSA and Azure AD identities, you'll receive an email letting you know to start accessing your Visual Studio subscription with your Azure AD identity instead of your MSA. 
 
 ## How to access benefits using Azure AD identities
 After your admin has connected your MSA to your Azure AD identity, you'll need to sign in to the subscriber portal at https://my.visualstudio.com with your Azure AD identity to access benefits that rely on Azure AD.  These include:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Adding an alternate account to your Visual Studio subscription allows you to acc
 
 ## Frequently asked questions
 ### Q: How can I contact my admin about this?
-A:  Please see our [Contact your subscriptions administrator](contact-my-admin.md) article for information about contacting your admin.  
+A:  Please see our [Contact your subscriptions admin](contact-my-admin.md) article for information about contacting your admin.  
 
 ### Q: I'm an admin.  How do I use this?
 A:  Implementing connected identities is simple.  Check out [this article](personal-email-sign-ins.md) for more information. 

subscriptions/using-admin-portal.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-title: Get started with the Subscriptions Admin Portal | Visual Studio Marketplace
+title: Get started with the Visual Studio subscriptions Admin Portal | Visual Studio Marketplace
 author: evanwindom
 ms.author: v-evwin
 manager: cabuschl
 ms.assetid: 4c099fe8-883e-4789-9468-387ce5697dfe
-ms.date: 09/03/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2020
 ms.topic: overview
 description: Learn how to get started managing your organization's Visual Studio subscriptions with the Subscriptions Admin Portal.
 ---
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ For more information about the agreement you are viewing, select the second icon
 - [Microsoft 365 documentation](/microsoft-365/)
 
 ## Next steps
-Learn more about responsibilities for administrators:
+Learn more about responsibilities for admins:
 - [Overview of admin responsibilities](admin-responsibilities.md)
 - [Inventory of pre-production environment](admin-inventory.md)
 - [Manage large teams and external contractors](manage-teams.md)
 - [Track user assignments and process orders](assignments-orders.md)
-- Use [Maximum Usage](maximum-usage.md) to track purchase commitments
+- Use [Maximum Usage](maximum-usage.md) to track purchase commitments

subscriptions/using-the-subscriber-portal.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-title: Using the Subscriber Portal - https://my.visualstudio.com | Microsoft Docs
+title: Using the Subscriber Portal in Visual Studio subscriptions| Microsoft Docs
 author: evanwindom
 ms.author: v-evwin
-manager: lank
+manager: cabuschl
 ms.assetid: 8470f035-2a82-4052-9a12-6f24ce796861
-ms.date: 07/19/2019
+ms.date: 10/28/2020
 ms.topic: overview
 description: Learn about the full range of benefits available to you on the Visual Studio subscriptions portal
 ---

subscriptions/volume-license.md

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 title: Accessing the Admin Portal for Visual Studio Volume License customers | Microsoft Docs
 author: evanwindom
 ms.author: v-evwin
-manager: lank
+manager: cabuschl
 ms.assetid: 7aaa4727-00ef-41dc-937d-8d46973aaf56
-ms.date: 10/21/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2020
 ms.topic: conceptual
-description:  Learn how administrators on Volume License agreements can access the Visual Studio subscriptions Admin Portal
+description:  Learn how admins on Volume License agreements can access the Visual Studio subscriptions Admin Portal
 ---
 
 # Accessing the Admin Portal as an admin on a Volume License agreement
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ If you are the primary or notices contact on your organization’s agreement, yo
    > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
    > ![Volume License admin notification](_img/volume-license/super-admin-notice-2020.png "New admins receive a welcome notification to access the portal.")
 
-Once you’re signed in, you will be automatically set up as a super admin and can begin managing subscriptions and other administrators. For information about the differences between super admins and administrators, take a look at our article about [admin roles](admin-roles.md).
+Once you’re signed in, you will be automatically set up as a super admin and can begin managing subscriptions and other admins. For information about the differences between super admins and admins, take a look at our article about [admin roles](admin-roles.md).
 
 This applies to all Volume Licensing agreement types including, but not limited to: Enterprise agreements, Enterprise subscriptions, Select, Select Plus, Open, Open License, Govt. and Academic agreements. 
 

subscriptions/vs-azure-payg.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
-title: Azure PAYG Benefit
+title: Azure PAYG Benefit in Visual Studio subscriptions
 author: evanwindom
 ms.author: v-evwin
-manager: lank
+manager: cabuschl
 ms.assetid: 5dc7f57e-883a-4cc1-a914-06245a8cb1ff
 ms.date: 10/21/2020
 ms.topic: how-to

subscriptions/vs-azure.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-title: Microsoft Azure benefit | Microsoft Docs
+title: Microsoft Azure benefit in Visual Studio subscriptions | Microsoft Docs
 author: evanwindom
-ms.author: lank
-manager: lank
+ms.author: v-evwin
+manager: cabuschl
 ms.assetid: 872c5746-5357-4764-949b-aa525a0adf1a
-ms.date: 10/21/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2020
 ms.topic: how-to
 description:  Learn how to activate the Azure DevTest individual credit benefit included in your Visual Studio subscription.
 ---
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ There are several ways to continue using a monthly credit for Azure.  To save yo
     - [Visual Studio Enterprise](https://www.microsoft.com/p/visual-studio-enterprise-subscription/dg7gmgf0dst4?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab)
     - [Visual Studio Professional](https://www.microsoft.com/p/visual-studio-professional-subscription/dg7gmgf0dst3?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab)
     - [Visual Studio Test Professional](https://www.microsoft.com/p/visual-studio-test-professional-subscription/dg7gmgf0dst6?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab)
-- **If someone in your organization purchases subscriptions for your organization**, [contact your Visual Studio subscription administrator](./contact-my-admin.md) and request a subscription that provides the monthly credit that you need.  
+- **If someone in your organization purchases subscriptions for your organization**, [contact your Visual Studio subscription admin](./contact-my-admin.md) and request a subscription that provides the monthly credit that you need.  
 - **If you have another active Visual Studio subscription** at the same subscription level that’s associated with another Microsoft account, you may transfer the Azure benefit to another active Visual Studio subscription by [adding an alternate account](./manage-vs-subscriptions.md#managing-my-profile) in the Visual Studio [subscriptions portal](https://my.visualstudio.com/subscriptions).  
 
 Use the Eligibility table below to determine how many credits are included with each subscription type.