Share Your Screen or Content in Teams
Anyone in Teams meeting can share content by selecting Share in the meeting controls.
Share Options
- Screen: Share your entire desktop
- Window: Share a specific application window
- Whiteboard: Collaborate using a shared digital whiteboard.
- PowerPoint Live: Share a PowerPoint presentation.
Tip: Turn on Include sound to share computer audio.
Take Control of Shared Content
To take control while someone else is sharing:
- Click Request control.
- The sharer will accept or decline your request.
- While in control, you can navigate, make edits, or interact with the content.
- Click Release control to stop.
Sharing Content from a Mac
Important: macOS requires permission to share your screen.
- Select Share in Teams.
- When prompted, select Allow to grant screen recording permission.
- If you miss the prompt, go to Apple Menu > System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen & System Audio Recording and enable Microsoft Teams.
- Return to your meeting and click Share again to select what to present.
Sources:
Present content in Microsoft Teams meetings
Show your screen during a meeting
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