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Clicking the '''Breakout rooms''' button will open the Create breakout rooms window in your meeting.
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Clicking the '''Breakout rooms''' button will open the '''Create breakout rooms''' window in your meeting.
  
  
 
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From the '''Create breakout rooms''' window, you can sort meeting participants into breakout rooms. You can specify the number of breakout rooms you'd like to create, as well as whether you want the sorting of participants to be automatic or manual.
  
 
=== '''More Actions''' Menu ===
 
=== '''More Actions''' Menu ===

Revision as of 18:27, 20 August 2021

Teams Call Toolbar

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During a Teams meeting, the following toolbar should appear across the top of your call window. In order from left to right, the buttons are:

  • Show participants
  • Show conversation
  • Reactions
  • Breakout rooms
  • More actions
  • Camera
  • Microphone
  • Share content
  • Leave

The functions of the buttons are explained below.

Show Participants Button

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Clicking the Show participants button will open the Participants panel on the right side of the meeting window.

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The Participants panel will show all participants currently in the meeting, whether each participant's microphone is muted or not, and others who have been invited to the meeting but have not yet joined. From the Participants panel, you can also invite additional participants to the meeting.

Show Conversation Button

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Clicking the Show conversation button will open the Meeting chat panel on the right side of the meeting window.

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In the Meeting chat panel, you will see the name of the meeting, the time the meeting started, and any chat messages from meeting participants. Below the area to Type a new message, you will notice a number of icons that allow you to:

  • Mark a chat message as urgent or important
  • Attach a file
  • Send an emoticon
  • Send a GIF
  • Send a sticker
  • Select other messaging extensions

Reactions

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When the Reactions button is clicked, a horizontal menu of reactions can appear. From left to right, these reactions include:

  • Like
  • Heart
  • Applause
  • Laugh
  • Raise Hand

Breakout Rooms Button

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Clicking the Breakout rooms button will open the Create breakout rooms window in your meeting.


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From the Create breakout rooms window, you can sort meeting participants into breakout rooms. You can specify the number of breakout rooms you'd like to create, as well as whether you want the sorting of participants to be automatic or manual.

More Actions Menu

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Clicking the ellipses (...) icon opens the More Actions Menu.

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For more details on these options, see our More Actions (...) in a Teams meeting article.

Camera Button

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Clicking the Camera button allows you to turn your camera on or off during the Teams meeting. When a diagonal line appears through the Camera icon, this means your camera is turned off. When there is no diagonal line, just a Camera icon, this means your camera is turned on. In the image above, you can see the Camera is turned off.

Microphone Button

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Clicking the Microphone button allows you to turn your microphone on or off during the Teams meeting. When a diagonal line appears through the Microphone icon, this means your microphone is muted. When there is no diagonal line, just a Microphone icon, this means your microphone is turned on. In the image above, you can see the Microphone is turned off.

Share Content Button

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Leave Meeting Menu

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Clicking the Leave button allows you to leave the Teams meeting.

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However, clicking the chevron beside the Leave button opens a Leave Meeting menu. From here, you can chose to Leave the meeting or End meeting. Clicking Leave allows you to leave the meeting while other participants are able to continue the meeting. Clicking End meeting will end the meeting for all participants.

Note: The End meeting option will only appear to the meeting organizer.

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