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Microsoft makes it easier to use chat when sharing screen in Teams

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Microsoft Teams is getting a new feature that makes it easier to use chat when sharing the screen during calls. Now, Teams lets you open a dedicated chat window and keep an eye on responses and other messages during your presentation. You can also respond with messages or reactions, and Teams will keep the chat window visible just for you, even if it is on the screen that you are currently sharing with the other call members.

Many of you told us how important it was to be able to see and respond to chats while presenting in a Teams meeting – and now this is possible! With this new feature, you can react in live time to questions or comments. This enables you to stay on top of participant input and looped into crucial conversations.

Once in a meeting, you can share your screen with the others and click the "Chat" button on the toolbar next to other buttons like "People," "Stop Sharing," and more. Teams will then notify you that the chat window is only visible to you and let you view and respond to messages from the call members. Microsoft adds that you can drag the chat window freely across the screen or minimize it altogether if it obscures your content or if you do not need it.

Screen sharing in Microsoft Teams

The updated screen sharing experience is currently available to members of the Teams Public Preview or Microsoft 365 Targeted release who use the new Teams client on Windows or Mac. You can read more about the update in a blog post on the official Tech Community website.

Some of the other recently announced Teams improvements and new features include multiple reactions in chat, the ability to edit your display name during calls, and more.

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