Using the Teams Video Meeting Toolbar
An explanation of the icons in the Teams Video Meeting toolbar. Video meetings and video calls have slightly different toolbars.
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Upon entering a Teams Video Meeting, the toolbar will be located on the bottom of the screen in the middle. The toolbar contains the following options:
- Meeting Time Log: This time counts the duration of the meeting.
- Show/Mute Video: This allows the user to show or hide their webcam video.
- Show/Mute Audio: This allows a user to turn their microphone on or off in the meeting.
- Share Screen: This allows you to share your screen with other participants.
- Additional Options: This shows additional options available in the meeting.
- Show Device Settings: This allows you to review and adjust your video source, audio source, etc.
- Show Meeting Notes: This opens a notes area where you can take notes for the meeting to review later.
- Show Meeting Details: This opens an area to the right displaying the date/time of the scheduled meeting, any dial in conference numbers, ability to call a phone, and ability to copy a link to send to someone to join the meeting.
- Enter Full Screen: This removes the tabs to the left for chat, teams, etc. as well as the window making the meeting take up your entire screen.
- Show Background Effects: This allows you to add a blur or a virtual background to your video on the meeting. You can select from the options listed.
- To add your own images in Windows, copy address listed below and paste it into the address bar of a File Explorer window. You can then add your photos to the Uploads folder.
%AppData%\Microsoft\Teams\Backgrounds - To add your own images in Mac, copy the address listed below and paste it into the address bar of a Finder window. You can then add your photos to the Uploads folder.
~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/Backgrounds
- To add your own images in Windows, copy address listed below and paste it into the address bar of a File Explorer window. You can then add your photos to the Uploads folder.
- Keypad: Allows you to dial numbers when necessary for entering conference rooms, etc.
- Start Recording: This allows you to start and stop recording of the meeting.
- End Meeting: This will end the meeting for all participants.
- Turn Off Incoming Video: This will force all participants to enter the meeting with their video turned off.
- Chat: This will show the text chat for meeting participants.
- View/Manage Participants: This shows a list of everyone who is currently in the meeting. This also allows you to add users to your meeting and see who may have raised their hand.
- End Call: This ends the meeting for you personally. This does not end the meeting for everyone.