Use meeting controls in Microsoft Teams

Show or hide the meeting conversation

To access the meeting chat, select Chat  . From here, you can view and participate in the meeting group chat. To hide it, select Chat  again.

To learn more, see Chat in a Teams meeting.

Show or hide all participants

If you'd like to see a list of everyone in a meeting—or a list of others invited but not currently in the meeting—select People  .

The meeting participants will show on the right side of your screen. Above the list of participants, you can also invite someone to the meeting or share the meeting invite.

To hide the list, select People  again.

To learn more, see Invite people to a meeting.

Raise your hand

Raise your hand during a meeting to let others know you have something to share without interrupting the speaker. 

To raise or lower your hand:

1. Select Raise  .

Others will see that your hand is raised, and in which order it was raised if others have their hands raised.

To learn more, see Express yourself in Teams meetings with live reactions and Raise your hand in a Teams meeting.

Express a reaction

React to something someone is saying during a meeting by choosing an emoji reaction.

To react in a meeting: 

1. Select React .

2. Choose the emoji you want to express.

When you choose a reaction, the emoji will appear for a few seconds in the meeting window for participants to see.

Change your view

Change how you see other participants by selecting View  and choosing from different meeting views. See more or fewer participants at a time, join everyone in Together mode, and more.

To learn more, see Using video in Microsoft Teams.

Take meeting notes

Stay on top of your meeting's agenda, assigned tasks, and more with collaborative meeting notes. Make live changes that others can view and edit as they're made and reference them later.

To learn more, see Take meeting notes in Microsoft Teams.

Create a breakout room

If you're a meeting organizer or presenter who's been appointed a breakout rooms manager, you can select Rooms   to create and assign people to breakout rooms.

To learn more, see Use breakout rooms and Join a breakout room.

Use Copilot

If you have a Copilot license, select Copilot   for AI-powered meeting features. Prompt a meeting summaries, to-do lists, and much more. 

To learn more, see Welcome to Copilot in Microsoft Teams.

Add an app

If you're a meeting organizer or presenter, you can select Apps  to search for and add an app for the meeting.

To learn more, see Use apps in Teams meetings.

More actions

Select More actions  to open a menu and access other actions you can take in the meeting.

Some popular options you'll see in the more actions menu include Start recording, Apply background effects, and Turn off incoming video.

Turn your camera on or off

To turn your camera on:

1. Select the dropdown arrow next to Camera  to preview your video, change your background, and more.

2. Select Camera   to turn it on.

To turn your camera off, select Camera  again.

To learn more, see Using video.

Mute or unmute your mic

If you're already muted in a meeting and you'd like to speak:

1. Select the dropdown arrow next to Mic   to adjust your sound settings.

2. Select Mic   to turn it on.

To mute your mic, select Mic again.

To learn more, see Muting and unmuting your mic.

Share your screen

To share your screen or other content during a meeting:

1. Select Share .

2. Choose to present your entire screen, a window, a PowerPoint file, or a whiteboard.

To learn more, see Share content in a meeting in Teams.

Leave or end a meeting

To leave a meeting, select Leave  . If you're the meeting presenter, you can also select the dropdown and choose End meeting. Only meeting presenters can end meetings. 

Want to learn more? See Meetings in Teams.