How to Share Content in a Live TEAMS Meeting

You can share your computer screen, window, Microsoft Whiteboard, or PowerPoint presentations in a live Team meeting.

  1. In Team meeting control, click on the up arrow (Share content) icon.
    Note:  If you’re using a Mac, you’ll need to grant permission to Teams to record your computer’s screen before you can share.   See the 2nd part, “Share content on a Mac,” in this “Share content in a meeting in Teams” tutorial.
  2. In “Share content” window, click Include computer sound button if you will play a video or audio clip as part of a presentation.
  3. In “Presenter mode” section, choose one presenter mode you prefer.
  1. Select a screen to present your entire computer desktop, a window, or Microsoft Whiteboard
  2. In “PowerPoint Live” section, select one recently opened PPT file, or browse from OneDrive, or My computer.
    Note:  If you open a PowerPoint file under “PowerPoint Live” and use laser pointer, pen, and highlighter tools during the meeting presentation.  The annotations can’t be recorded in a meeting recording.    
  3. After the presentation shown in Teams, use the arrows to navigate forward or back the slide.
  4. Click the “eye” icon to prevent students from moving through the PowerPoint presentation on their own.
  5. Click … (more options) to select Hide presenter view, Views slides in high contrast, or Translate slides.
  6. Click the “show conversation” icon to see the chat.
  7. Click the “show participants” icon to see the participants.
  8. To end sharing the presentation, select Stop presenting button.

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