Use the toolbar

The Microsoft Teams for Education meeting toolbar helps you adjust camera, microphone, and background settings before you enter a meeting to avoid disruption. The meeting toolbar also gives easy access to important functions like sharing content, raising your hand, and more during meetings.

Educators Students

Use the toolbar before class

Open the Calendar and find your meeting. Select Join online.
On the pre-join screen turn your camera and microphone on or off.
Turn your video on to see Background filters and choose what appears behind you.
Select Join now to enter class.

Note: To join from a mobile device, go to the Teams app and select Calendar. Find your meeting and select Join.

Screenshot of opening screen when educator begins a meeting in Microsoft Teams for Education.

Use meeting controls

Meeting controls help you share content, adjust your background, and participate in your Teams class meeting.

Toolbar during EDU Teams meetings.

Timer - Shows how long your meeting has been running.

Turn your camera on and off

Mute and unmute your microphone

Present content - Produces options to share PowerPoint presentations or your personal screen.

More actions More options button

Gallery, large gallery, or together view - Change the arrangement of other meeting participants' video feeds.
Show background effects - Change your background during the meeting.
Start/stop recording - Record your meeting for future reference.
End meeting - This will end the meeting for everyone.

Raise hand Raise your hand - Raise your hand in the meeting so you can comment or ask a question without interrupting.

Show conversation Chat icon - Shows the chat conversation between participants in the meeting.

Show participants Show participants icon - Shows all meeting participants.

Leave meeting

Use the toolbar before class

Open the Calendar and find your meeting. Select Join online.
On the pre-join screen turn your camera and microphone on or off.
Turn your video on to see Background filters and choose what appears behind you.
Select Join now to enter class.

Note: To join from a mobile device, go to the Teams app and select Calendar. Find your meeting and select Join.

Screenshot of opening screen when student begins a meeting in Microsoft Teams for Education.

Use meeting controls

Meeting controls help you share content, adjust your background, and participate in your Teams class meeting.

Toolbar during EDU Teams meetings.

Timer - Shows how long your meeting has been running.

Turn your camera on and off

Mute and unmute your microphone

Present content - Produces options to share PowerPoint presentations or your personal screen.

More actions More options button

Gallery, large gallery, or together view - Change the arrangement of other meeting participants' video feeds.
Show background effects - Change your background during the meeting.
Start/stop recording - Record your meeting for future reference.
End meeting - This will end the meeting for everyone.

Raise hand Raise your hand - Raise your hand in the meeting so you can comment or ask a question without interrupting.

Show conversation Chat icon - Shows the chat conversation between participants in the meeting.

Show participants Show participants icon - Shows all meeting participants.

Leave meeting

Use the toolbar before class

Use meeting controls

Use meeting controls

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