Spotlighting a video is like pinning it for everyone in the meeting. If you're an organizer or a presenter, you can choose up to seven people's video feeds (including your own) to highlight for everyone else. 

2 videos spotlighted at once

Note: You won't be able to spotlight a video if your view is set to Large gallery or Together mode.

Spotlight someone else's video

There are a couple of different ways to do it: 

  • Right-click on the person's video itself and select Spotlight Spotlight video from the menu (or Add spotlight  Spotlight video > Spotlight for everyone, if someone else is already spotlighted).

    Menu with option to turn on spotlight

  • Select People  People or Show Participants button to see a list of everyone in the meeting. Find the name of the person in the list whose video you want to highlight, right-click on their name, and select Spotlight for everyone  Spotlight video.

  • When you're ready to end the spotlight, right-click again and choose Stop spotlighting  Exit spotlight video.

  • If multiple people are spotlighted, you can stop spotlighting everyone at once by selecting People  People or Show Participants button in your meeting controls and selecting More actions Microsoft Teams more options icon> Stop all spotlights  Exit spotlight video > Stop spotlighting  Exit spotlight video.

Spotlight your own video

Two different ways to do it:

  • Hover over your video and select More options Microsoft Teams more options icon> Spotlight for everyone  Spotlight video

  • Select People  People or Show Participants button, right-click your name, and select Spotlight for everyone Spotlight video. 

Select Exit spotlight  Exit spotlight video to stop spotlighting your video.

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