Use meeting controls in Microsoft Teams

Use the meeting controls at the top of your screen to access different functions during Microsoft Teams meetings. Manage your mic and camera, open the chat pane, and much more.

Customize your meeting controls

Organize your meeting controls the way you prefer with the new meeting controls. Move, reorder, and pin supported controls so your most-used features are easy to access. Core meeting controls, like your camera, mic, and screen sharing, are fixed and stay readily available.

To customize meeting controls during a Teams meeting:

• Select, drag, and drop options in your meeting controls to reorder them.

• Select More to open the meeting controls overflow menu. Right-click an option and select Pin , or drag and drop it onto your meeting control bar, to make it easier to access.
• Right-click a meeting control and select Unpin , or drag and drop it over More , to move it from your meeting controls to the overflow menu.

Turn new meeting controls on or off

To turn the new meeting controls on or off:

1. Select Settings and more > Settings in Teams.
2. In General > Meeting , turn the New meeting controls toggle on or off.

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.

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.

Share your screen

To share your screen or other content during a meeting:

1. Select Share or More actions > 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.

Show or hide the meeting chat

To access the meeting conversation, 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 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  or More actions > 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, select Raise , React > Raise hand , or More actions > React > Raise hand in your meeting controls.

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

To pin Raise hand to the new meeting controls bar:

1. Select React in your meeting controls.
2. Right-click Raise hand .
3. Select Pin .

You can also drag and drop it onto your meeting control bar.

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 or More actions > 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 or More actions > View  and choosing from different meeting views. See more or fewer participants at a time, prioritize people with video turned on, and more.

To learn more, see Using video in Microsoft Teams.

Change organizer controls

Select Controls or More actions > Controls to adjust organizer meeting options during a meeting to change participant permissions, like whether they can share their screen, participate in chat, or use their mics and cameras.

Lock the meeting, enable the meeting lobby, and apply advanced protection settings for additional privacy in your meeting.

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 take meeting notes, select Notes or More actions > Notes in your meeting controls.

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  or More actions > 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 or More actions > 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 or More actions > Get more apps and agents 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.

Drag and drop controls in and out of the More actions menu to customize the new meeting controls.

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

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.

Related topics

Join a meeting

Invite people to a meeting

If you're in a meeting on your mobile device, you can access different meeting controls from both the top and bottom of your screen.

Show or hide the meeting conversation

To access the meeting chat conversation, tap Chat   at the upper-right area of the screen. To hide it, tap Back

Show or hide all participants

If you'd like to see a list of everyone currently in a meeting—or everyone invited but not in the meeting—tap People   at the upper-right area of your screen. To hide the list, tap Back  .

Turn your camera on or off

To turn your camera on during a meeting, tap Camera   at the bottom-left area of your screen. To it off, tap Camera   again.

Mute or unmute your mic

To unmute your mic during a meeting, tap Mic   at the bottom-left area of your screen. To mute, tap Mic   again.

Mobile speaker options

To access your speaker options, tap Speaker  at the bottom-middle area of your screen. From here, you can choose to turn your audio off or switch your audio source.

More actions

Tap More  at the bottom-right area of your screen to open a menu where you can access other options for the meeting.

You can choose Reactions, Chat, People, Share, and Views.

Or Background effects, Start recording, and more.

To exit, tap anywhere at the top of the screen above reactions.

Leave a meeting

To leave a meeting, tap Leave   at the bottom-right area of your screen.