Manually Hide Teams Tool Bar during Presentations, or move it out of the way

Anonymous
2023-05-01T18:44:26+00:00

Y'all closed the last thread about this so I'm opening a new one. The problem is still the same and the implementation still gets in the way of people doing business with your tool. What I don't understand is why the previous thread was closed with so many people over years complaining of the same problem. The toolbar getting in the way leads to wasted time telling others to wait to proceed so you can see what is on the screen. Come on, Microsoft, you can fix this.

A new post to reflect that this has been discussed and responded to numerous times in the thread "Hiding Teams Control Task Bar (at Bottom of Teams Screen) During a Meeting (So Screenshot of Shared Screen is Clean)". Despite being in the 'answered' state, this is still a major problem. The core problem is not related to screen shots, but usage in general.

The Teams Tool Bar is constantly in the way of presentations. Either my own, or the presenters. A mechanism is required to allow the user to manually hide, move or pin elsewhere the Teams Tool bar. 

Please fix.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T16:32:57+00:00

    Hello,

    Here is the solution:

    1. Click somewhere in the "You're Sharing" Bar (I prefer somewhere in the background to avoid clicking a button, but anywhere works)

    2. Press CTRL+W

    The bar should disappear/close. This way, you don't have to restructure your browser or display layouts, and you do not have to share a window; you can still share your full screen.

    Do make sure that you have selected / are active in that "You're Sharing" bar's window, as it will close whichever window you are currently using. So if you miss the bar, you risk closing the Teams meeting window.

    ** NOTE: This closes the bar only for that instance. If you stop sharing and then re-share your screen, or start sharing in a different meeting, you will have to repeat the process every time **

    I hope this helps! I spent a week trying to figure this out, and after a team discussion, one of my team members (somehow) found this solution, so I cannot take credit. I just remember seeing many others frustrated with the same issue I had, so I figured I would come back and share!

    All the best.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T15:28:40+00:00

    Be aware though, that this physically closes that aspect with no means to get it back. When wanting to switch off sharing once this has gone, it is necessary to get back to the Teams call itself and then switch off sharing from there.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T15:16:29+00:00

    You don't have to click outside of the screen.

    1. click on anywhere on the bar that is not a button or the pin itself
    2. then press CTRL+W
    3. bingo! it is gone :-)

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T15:02:56+00:00

    I think you'd need the same thing we're all asking for - the ability to slide it out of the way in the same fashion that is there on RDP.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T14:16:09+00:00

    I often have to move to different conference rooms within the building during the day and don't have access to my other monitors, I'm just sharing from my laptop with a projector. What's the move recommended for me with no accessible monitor to click on outside of the shared screen?

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