Screenshots taken using Teams desktop app and Windows 10.
Quick Tips for a Smooth Meeting Experience
- Meetings and calls are better in the desktop application.
- Stay muted unless you are talking. This prevents feedback or interruptions. Click the mic icon in the meeting toolbar to toggle your audio on and off (the same goes for your video).
- Make use of the "blurred background" feature to prevent any surprise guests.
- Always use the chat feature to ask questions or share resources/information during the meeting to decrease interruptions.
- In the chat, @mention individuals to direct a question, comment or information to a specific attendee.
Export meeting attendance report
A meeting organizer can track attendance such as when each attendee joined, left or rejoined a meeting. The results can be exported as a .csv spreadsheet.
- While the meeting is active, click the Show participants button in the meeting control panel.
- In the Participants panel, click the More actions ellipsis [...].
- Click Download attendance list.
- The .csv file will download automatically.
Note: You can only download an attendance report while the meeting is active. Attendance cannot be taken once the meeting is over.
Apply a video background
You can change your background during a video meeting before or during a meeting. Options include a blurred background, an image or an image you upload.
Before a meeting
The option to choose a video background is available in the audio and video settings dialog box before you join a meeting.
During a meeting
To change the video background during a meeting, click the More options ellipsis [...] at the top of the meeting box and choose Apply background effects.