Share your screen in Microsoft Teams (free)

Screen share in a meeting or call 

1. Select Share to share your screen with participants in the meeting. 

2. To share sound from your device, select Include sound. 

3. Choose Add background to bring up a selection of choices. 

4. Choose from four different layouts: 

   1. Content only - Participants only see your content and video feed. 

   2. Standout - This layout blocks your background and helps you stand out in your video feed.  

   3. Side-by-side - You and another participant are placed side-by-side in the meeting window. 

   4. Reporter - This layout isolates you from your video feed and places you in front of the content you’re sharing, like a reporter in front of a scene.  

5.  Select Screen or Window to start presenting.  

6. Select Stop sharing on the presenter toolbar when you’re finished presenting.  

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Give or take control  

Give control to another meeting participant to assist in your presentation or to share their own demonstration.

Give control

1. Select Share to share your screen with participants in the meeting.

2. Select Give control from the presenter toolbar.

3. Select the person you want to take control. Teams will send them a notification.

4. Select Take back to return control to you.

Take control  

1. To take control while another person is sharing, select Take control.

2. The person sharing will approve or deny your request. Once approved, you can make selections, edits, and other modifications while sharing.

3. To stop sharing, select Release control.

Stop Sharing  

To stop sharing your screen, go to the presenter toolbar at the top of your screen and select Stop Sharing. 

Contact us

For more help, contact support or ask a question in the Microsoft Teams Community.