How to Share Your Screen with Sound in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams screen sharing with sound lets everyone in a call hear audio from your computer, like videos or application sounds.
This feature is essential when you need to demonstrate something that requires sound, ensuring all participants get the complete experience without needing separate audio playback.
Sharing your screen and its audio in Teams is straightforward, making virtual collaboration and presentations more effective.
Follow these simple steps to easily share your computer’s audio along with your screen during your next Microsoft Teams meeting.
Click the “Share” button in your Teams meeting, select what you want to display, and toggle on the “Include sound” option before starting. This ensures your audience can hear audio from your shared screen.
Sharing Your Screen with Sound in Teams
When you’re in a Teams meeting and need to show something with sound, you want to make sure everyone else can hear it clearly. It’s not as complicated as it might seem. Teams makes the process manageable once you know what to do.
Step 1Start Sharing Your Screen
To share your screen in Microsoft Teams, you first need to join your meeting and find the share button.
- Join Your Teams Meeting: Make sure you are already in the meeting where you want to share.
- Find the Share Button: In the meeting controls, look for an icon that looks like a box with an arrow pointing up inside it. This is the “Share” button. Click it.
- Choose What to Share: A box will show up with different options. You can share your whole computer screen (Desktop). You can share just one program window (Window). You can share a PowerPoint file. You can even share a whiteboard. Pick the thing you want to show.
Step 2Turn on Sound Sharing
After you choose what to share, you need to tell Teams to include your computer’s sound by turning on the ‘Include sound’ option.
- Find the “Include Sound” Option: After you select the window or screen you want to share, look for an option near the top of the sharing box. It is a switch that says “Include sound.”
- Turn on the Switch: Click the “Include sound” switch to turn it on. It will usually change color or show a checkmark to show it is on.
Be Careful: Forgetting to enable “Include sound” before sharing means meeting attendees will only see your screen, not hear any audio. You’ll need to stop sharing and restart the process to include sound.
Step 3Begin Sharing
Once you’ve selected your content and turned on sound sharing, you’re ready to begin sharing your screen in Microsoft Teams.
- Check Your Selection: Look again to make sure you have picked the right window or screen to share.
- Click to Start: Click the final button to start. It might say “Share” or something similar. This will begin showing your screen with sound.
You should now see a red border around the content you’re sharing. This indicates it’s live. People in your meeting will be able to hear any audio that plays from what you’re showing.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/teams/meetings/manage-audio-settings-in-microsoft-teams-meetings
Summary
Sharing your screen with sound in Microsoft Teams is simple: click the ‘Share’ button, pick what you want to show, and make sure to turn on the ‘Include sound’ option.
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