Record a video or audio clip in Microsoft Teams

In Teams, you can record up to a minute of video or audio and send it to people in one-on-one chats, group chats and channel discussions. They can watch the video or listen to the audio directly in the conversation. 

Record a video clip using your camera 

  1. Go to any one-on-one, group chat or channel discussion. 

  2. Select Actions and apps Cross icon at top of the screen underneath where you type a message.

  3. SelectRecord a video clip Chat video clip button.  

  4. Select Start recording to record.     Screenshot of option to record a video clip in Microsoft Teams

    Tip: You can pause and continue the recording as many times as you need. 

  5. If desired, select Trim to trim your video clip by moving the sliders in the editing tool. Select Confirm trim checkmark to accept the changes.                                                     Screenshot of a video clip in Microsoft Teams with the option to trim the clip.

  6. When you're done recording, select Continue Continue icon in Microsoft Teams​​​​​​​ in the lower-right corner. 

    Tip: If you need to, you can record the video clip again by selecting the left arrow in the lower-left corner. You can choose to delete your previous recording or record more clips. 

  7. Once processed, you'll see your video where you type a message. Select Send Send icon to add it to the conversation. 

Record a video clip from a screen

You can record things that happen on your screen, like walkthroughs and presentations, and send them to a chat or channel as a video clip.

  1. Go to any one-on-one, group chat or channel discussion. 

  2. Select Actions and apps Cross icon at top of the screen underneath where you type a message.

  3. SelectRecord a video clip Chat video clip button.  

  4. Select Screen, then select Start screen recordingScreenshot of the option to start screen recording in Microsoft Teams.

  5. On the next screen, choose the screen or window you want to record from and select Share.

  6. Your chosen screen or window will be recorded for up to one minute or select Stop sharing to end the video sooner. You can stop, pause or resume recording at any time.

    Note: The recording will automatically end once it's reached one minute long.

  7. Review your clips. If desired, select Trim to trim the clip by moving the sliders in the editing tool. Select Confirm trim checkmark​​​​​​​ to accept the changes.

  8. To send you recording, select Continue Continue icon in Microsoft Teams​​​​​​​ in the lower-right corner. You can also select Back Icon for back in Microsoft Teams​​​​​​​ to make more edits or delete and start over.

Record an audio clip using your microphone

You can also record an audio only clip with your microphone to send in a chat.

  1. Go to any one-on-one, group chat or channel discussion. 

  2. Select Actions and apps Cross icon at top of the screen underneath where you type a message.

  3. SelectRecord a video clip Chat video clip button.  

  4. Select Camera to turn on audio-only recording, then select Start recording. Screenshot of the option to record a video clip that is audio only in Microsoft Teams.

  5. Record for up to one minute or select the square to stop the recording.

    Tip: You can pause and restart the recording as needed.

  6. Select Review to listen to the clip.  If desired, select Trim to trim the clip, then select Confirm trim checkmark​​​​​​​ to continue.

  7. Select Continue Continue icon in Microsoft Teams​​​​​​​ in the lower-right corner to add it to your message. When you're ready to share, select Send Send icon​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.

Download and save your video, audio or transcript

  1. Open Teams and go to the message with the video or audio.

  2. Hover over the clip to choose More video clip options (...) in the top right corner.  Download and save your video, audio, or transcript in Microsoft Teams

  3. Select Download Transcript  Teams download arrow icon or Download video  Teams download arrow icon. The .mp4 file is in your Downloads folder.

Tip: Find your file in the download window that appears in the upper right corner of Microsoft Teams. Hover over the file name and select View in folder icon Show in folder to go directly to the downloads folder. 

Turn closed captions on or off

Video clips shared in Teams have auto-generated captions. If you want to turn off the captions for a video clip you're watching, select Captions The Closed Captions icon for Teams video clips. To turn them back on, select Captions  The Closed Captions icon for Teams video clips again. 

To view the list of supported languages for captions, see Language and voice support.

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