First, let’s take a look at how to Pin a participant in a Teams Meeting.
- While in the Teams meeting, use the meeting controls in the top bar and click or tap Show Participants.
- In the Participants pane, click or tap the three-dots icon on the top left of the participant you wish to Pin. This will open a drop-down menu.
- From the drop-down menu, select Pin, and the pinned participant become the focus in your view (and only your view) regardless of the speaker.
- To unpin, repeat the steps above and select Unpin.
Now, let’s look at how to spotlight a participant in a Teams Meeting that WILL affect everyone’s view.
The easiest way is to right-click on the person’s video itself and select Spotlight from the menu.
- Alternatively, you can follow the steps below.
Select Show participants to see a list of everyone in the meeting. - Find the person’s name whose video you want to highlight in the
list, right-click on their name, and select Spotlight. - When you’re ready to end the Spotlight, right-click again and choose “Stop spotlighting.”
To spotlight your own video on Teams, follow the same steps above, right-click on your name, and select “Spotlight me.” Right-click again and choose “Stop spotlighting” to exit.
Use these tips to help you get more out of our Microsoft Teams meetings!