Using video in Microsoft Teams

There are a lot of ways to customize your video experience when you join a Teams meeting or call. You can add a custom background, change the video layout ... Skiptomaincontent Officesupport Products Microsoft365 Office Outlook MicrosoftTeams OneDrive OneNote Windows MicrosoftEdge more... Devices Surface PCaccessories Mobile Xbox HoloLens Hardwarewarranties What'snew InstallOffice Account&billing Account MicrosoftStore&billing Templates Moresupport Communityforums Microsoft365Admins SmallBusinessAdmins Developer Education Reportasupportscam MicrosoftTeams Meetings Meetings UsingvideoinMicrosoftTeams MicrosoftTeamsMore...Less DesktopMobile Therearealotofwaystocustomizeyourvideoexperience—andthevideoyousharewithothers—whenyoujoinaTeamsmeetingorcall.  Turnyourvideoonoroff Beforeameeting Toturnonyourvideobeforeameeting,justselectCamera rightbeforeyoujoin.  Duringameeting Youmightwanttoturnyourvideoonandoffoverthecourseofameeting—ifyou'dpreferpeopleonlyseeyouwhileyou'retalking,forexample.Gotothemeetingcontrolsanytimeduringthemeetingandselect Camera.  Changeyourbackground Ifyouwanttochangewhatappearsbehindyouinyourvideo,youcaneitherbluryourbackground,orreplaceitentirelywithanyimageyouwant. Whenyou'resettingupyouraudioandvideobeforeameeting,select Backgroundfilters(justbelowthevideoimage).You'llseeyourbackgroundoptionsontheright.  Note:  Ifyoudon'tseetheoptiontoturnonbackgroundeffects, thefeaturemightnotbeavailableonyourdeviceyet. Formoredetailsaboutcustomizingyourbackground,seeChangeyourbackgroundforaTeamsmeeting. Changeyourview Customizehowyouseeotherpeople'svideoduringaTeamsmeeting. Forexample,youmaywanttoseeasmanyvideofeedsasyoucanatonetimeinalargemeeting. Note: Toprovidethebestpossibleaudioandvideoquality,wemightdecreasethenumberofvideosyou'reseeingatonceifyou'rerunningalittlelowonbandwidthordevicememory. Joinyourmeeting. In themeetingcontrols,selectChangeyourview . Someoptionsmaynotbeavailabledepending onthesizeofthemeeting.  Notes:  TheChangeyourviewfeature is availableaspartofthepublicpreviewprogramandmayundergofurtherchangesbeforebeingreleasedpublicly.Togetaccesstothisandotherupcomingfeatures,switchtothe Teamspublicpreview. Ifyou'renotusingpublicpreview,selectMoreoptionsinthemeetingcontrolstofindtheseoptions. Chooseoneofthefollowingviewoptions: Gallery(defaultview) Largegallery Togethermode  Gallery Thedefaultviewwhenyoujoinameetingshowsuptonineotherpeopleonyourscreenatthesametime. Iftherearemorethannineothersinattendance,Teams prioritizesthepeoplewhohavetheirvideoturnedonand thosewho'respeakingthemost. Forpeoplewho haven'tturnedontheirvideo,Teamsshowstheirprofilepic instead(ortheirinitialsiftheyhaven'taddedone). Largegallery Seethevideosofupto49otherpeopleatonce.Thisoptionisavailablewhenatleast10peoplehavetheircamerasturnedon.  Note: Ifnooneissharingvideo,Largegallerywon'tbeselectableinthemenu. Whenmorethan49 participantsjoinaTeams meetings,seethemallinagallerywithpages.In Largegallery view,navigationcontrols appearatthebottomofthegallerywhentherearemorethan49participants.Usethesenavigationcontrolstovieworengagewithmoreparticipants. Togethermode Letsyoufeellikeyou'reinthesamesharedspacewitheveryoneinthemeeting.Togethermodeisavailablewhenthereareatleastfivepeopleinthemeeting.   Ifyou'reameetingorganizerorpresenter,youhaveanassortmentofscenestochoosefrom. Tochangethescene,clickonthescenenameinthebottomleftcornerofyourscreen.  UnderChooseascene,picktheoneyouwantandselectApply.Thescenewillchangeforeveryonewho'sinTogethermode.  Note: Theclassroomsceneautomaticallyseatsthemeetingorganizer(orwhicheverpresenterwasfirsttojoin)apartfromtheotherparticipants.  2x2(webonly) Ifyou'reusingTeamsontheweb(EdgeorChromebrowser),you'll seeuptofourvideostreamsatatime.JoinaTeamsmeetingandaskyourparticipantstoturnontheircamerastodisplaya 2x2gridoffourparticipantvideosatonce. Note: 2x2video onTeamsforweb(EdgeandChrome)is availableaspartofthepublicpreviewprogramandmayundergofurtherchangesbeforebeingreleasedpublicly.Togetaccesstothisandotherupcomingfeatures,switchtothe Teamspublicpreview. Focus Availablewhencontentisbeingshared.Thisistheviewtochoosewhen you'dliketopaycloseattentiontothecontentwithoutthedistractionofseeingpeople'svideofeeds. Note: You'llneedtoturnonthenewmeetingexperiencetouseLargegallery,Togethermode,andFocus.  Joinyourmeeting. In themeetingcontrols,selectChangeyourview  andchooseFocus. Notes:  TheChangeyourviewfeature is availableaspartofthepublicpreviewprogramandmayundergofurtherchangesbeforebeingreleasedpublicly.Togetaccesstothisandotherupcomingfeatures,switchtothe Teamspublicpreview. Ifyou'renotusingpublicpreview,selectMoreoptionsinthemeetingcontrolstofindtheseoptions. Pinsomeone'svideo Topinsomeone'svideotoyourviewregardlessofwho'stalking,selectMoreoptions intheirvideofeed(nexttotheirname)andchoosePin.  Pinyourownvideo Topinyourownvideo,selectMoreoptions inyourvideofeed(nexttoyourname)andchoosePinforme.Thiswillpinyourvideoforyourownview,otherswon'tseeyoupinned.Ifyounolongerwanttobepinned,select Moreoptions >Unpinforme. Spotlightavideo Spotlightingavideoislikepinningitforeveryoneinthemeeting.Ifyou'rean organizer orapresenter,youcanchooseanyone'svideo(includingyourown)tobethemainvideopeoplesee.  Tospotlightsomeoneelse's video,right-clickontheoneyouwantandselectSpotlight.  Tospotlightyourownvideo,firstselectShowparticipants.Then,underParticipants,right-click yournameandselectSpotlight.Youcanspotlightanyoneelse'svideothisway,aswell.  For moredetails,seeSpotlightsomeone'svideoinaTeamsmeeting.  Hideyourownvideo Tohideyourownvideo,selectMoreoptions inyourvideofeed(nexttoyourname)andchooseHideforme.Thiswillhideyourvideoforyourownview,otherswillstillseeyourvideo.Ifyounolongerwanttobehidden,select Moreoptions >Unhideforme. Reframeavideo Teamscropssomevideostomakethemfityourscreenbetter.Ifyouwantadifferentviewofaparticularvideo—forexample,ifsomeone’scroppedoutofthevideooritonlyshowspartoftheirface—selectMoreoptionsintheirvideofeed then Fittoframetoseetheentirevideo. SelectFillframetoseeacloser,croppedview. WhenyoujoinaTeamsmeetingorcallonthemobileapp,youcancustomizeyourvideoexperience—andthevideoyousharewithothers—inabunchofdifferentways. Turnyourvideoonoroff Beforeameeting Toturnonyourvideobeforeameeting,justtap Turnvideoon  rightbeforeyoujoin.  Duringameeting Youmaywanttoturnyourvideoonoroffoverthecourseofameeting—ifyou'dpreferpeopleonlyseeyouwhileyou'retalking,forexample.GotothemeetingcontrolsanytimeduringthemeetingandtapTurnvideoon.  Bluryourbackground Youcanbluryourbackgroundbeforeorduringameetingifyoudon'twantotherstobeabletoseewhat'sbehindyou.You'llappearniceandclearwhileeverythingbehindyouissubtlyconcealed.  Beforethemeeting,justtap BackgroundblurintheupperleftcornerofyourscreenbeforetappingJoin.  Formoredetailsaboutchangingyourbackground,seeChangeyourbackgroundforaTeamsmeeting. Changeyourview Customizehowyouseeotherpeople'svideoduringaTeamsmeeting. Forexample,inalargemeeting,youmaywanttoseeasmanyvideofeedsasyoucanatonetime. Thefollowingexamples show thedefaultGalleryviewondifferentdevices. Phoneviewexample Tabletviewexample SelectMoreoptions >Meetingviews andchoosetheview youwant. Whicheverone youchoose,pinchinorouttozoomandadjustyourview. Gallery Thedefaultviewwhenyoujoinameeting.Whentherearemorethansevenothersinattendance(eightifyou'reusingatablet),Teams featuresthepeoplewhohavetheirvideoturnedonand thosewho speakthemost. Yourvideofeedisalwaysinthelower-rightcornerofthescreen. Ifyou'reusingaphone, youcanseeuptoeightfeaturedparticipant videosand15additionalpeopletoscrollthroughatthebottomofthescreen. Ifyou'reusingatablet,youcan seeuptoninefeaturedparticipant videosand20 additionalpeopletoscrollthroughatthebottomofthescreen. Largegallery Thisoption'savailablewhenatleastninepeoplehavetheircamerasturnedon.Youcanview upto100participantvideos(thoughnotallatonce). Themaximumnumberofpeopleyoucanseeonyourscreenatoncedependsonyourdeviceanditssoftware. Devicetype iOS13orlater iOS12orearlier Android9orlater(orgreaterthan4GBRAM) Android8orearlier(orlessthan4GBRAM) Phone 10peopleatonce 49peopleatonce(lowerresolution) 10peopleatonce 49peopleatonce(lowerresolution) Tablet Ninepeopleatonce 49peopleatonce(lowerresolution) Ninepeopleatonce 49peopleatonce(lowerresolution) Swipeleftorrightto view orengagewithmoreparticipants. Togethermode Letsyoufeellikeyou'reinthesamesharedspacewitheveryoneinthemeeting. Togethermodeisavailablewhenameetinghasatleastfivepeopleinit. Ifyou'reameetingorganizerorpresenter,youhaveanassortmentofscenestochoosefrom. Tochangethescene,taponthescenenameinthebottomleftcornerofyourscreen.  UnderChooseascene,picktheoneyouwantandselectApply.Thescenewillchangeforeveryonewho'sinTogethermode.  Note: Theclassroomsceneautomaticallyseatsthemeetingorganizer(orwhicheverpresenterwasfirsttojoin)apartfromtheotherparticipants. Pinsomeone'svideo Topinsomeone'svideotoyourviewregardlessofwho'stalking,pressandholdthevideoyouwant,thentapPin.  Spotlightavideo Whenavideoisspotlighted,it'sessentiallypinnedforeveryoneinthemeeting.Fornow,you'renotabletostartorstopspotlightingonthemobileapp,butwhensomeoneusingthedesktopappspotlightsavideo,that videowillbespotlightedforyoujustlikeitisforpeopleonthedesktopapp. You'llalsogetanotificationthatthevideoisspotlighted. Formoreinfo,seeSpotlightsomeone'svideoinaTeamsmeeting. Needmorehelp? Expandyourskills ExploreTraining Getnewfeaturesfirst JoinMicrosoftOfficeInsiders Wasthisinformationhelpful? Yes No Thankyou!Anymorefeedback?(Themoreyoutellusthemorewecanhelp.) Canyouhelpusimprove?(Themoreyoutellusthemorewecanhelp.) Whataffectedyourexperience? 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