Applies ToMicrosoft Teams Microsoft Teams for Education Microsoft Teams small business

As an organizer or presenter, you can spotlight or put focus on another person in your meeting, even yourself. 

  1. Select People or Show Participants button People to show the participant list.

  2. Right-click someone's video feed and choose  Spotlight videoSpotlight for everyone.

  3. Confirm that you want to Spotlight for everyone.

To cancel the spotlight, right-click the video again and select Exit spotlight videoExit spotlight. Anyone who's been spotlighted can right-click and select Exit spotlight videoExit spotlight as well.

Note: An organizer or presenter can spotlight someone, an attendee can not. Change Who can present to Specific people or Only me and co-organizers when you create the meeting to prevent others from spotlighting. Spotlight isn't available in Large gallery or Together mode.

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