Share your Screen During a Teams Meeting

When in a Teams call or meeting you can share your screen for others to see.

Sharing Your Screen

  1. Select the Share Content icon. In the browser version of Teams this is in the top right. In the desktop application the icon is at the bottom of the screen.

  2. The content sharing menu will open.

     

  3. Select the type of sharing you want

    1. Share a Screen
      Click Screen to share your entire screen. All content on the screen that you are able to see will also be seen by those in the meeting.

    2. Share a Window
      Click Window to share a certain window. Only content from the window you select will be viewable by those in the meeting. While using this option, some menu screens or additional windows of the same application will not be shared.

    3. Share a File From Office 365
      Click Browse OneDrive to select a file from your OneDrive or SharePoint account for those in the meeting to view and edit. Your most recent PowerPoint files will be recommended directly in the “Share Content” menu.

  4. To stop sharing, click the Stop Sharing icon in Teams.

Additional Content Sharing Options

Sharing with Sound

Click Include Computer Sound if you want others to hear the sound from your applications (such as sharing videos or music).

Changing Presenter View

By default, when sharing content the audience will only see the content. You can change this by changing the presenter view options before sharing your content.

  1. Content only

  2. Content with small presenter view

  3. Side-by-side content and presenter view

  4. Large presenter view with small content view

Collaborative Whiteboard

By using Microsoft Whiteboard you can collaborate with others in the meeting on a virtual whiteboard.

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