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Meet Virtually With Your Librarian

Guide to Microsoft Teams virtual meetings

Teams on Mac

  • We recommend using the full Teams application, but you can also use the browser version if downloading the app is not an option.
  • Microsoft Office 365, including Teams, is available free to students. For assistance with Office 365, please contact IMS
  • Be sure to check your Screen Sharing permissions in System Settings > Privacy & Security before joining.

To begin click the Teams link from your librarian then choose application or browser below

Teams Link Join Dialog


Join via the Teams application

Enter your name in the text box then click Join now

Teams Join Dialog

If your librarian has not yet started the meeting, you may be placed into virtual waiting room.

Teams waiting room

Once the meeting has begun, and you have joined, you should the standard Teams meeting space

Teams meeting space


Share your screen

First click Share, near the top right of the Teams window.
*Most Mac users will need to follow the security setting steps at the bottom of this page prior to sharing their screens*

Next choose the Screen option. If you have multiple displays, choose the screen you intend to do work on.

Teams share dialog

To stop sharing, click Stop presenting from the presenter dialog box shown below. This dialog box may disappear while you are sharing, move your mouse near the top center of the screen to make the dialog box reappear.

Screen sharing options dialog

Join via your browser

You may encounter some warnings from Windows as you join the meeting. Be sure to allow camera & microphone and cookies.

safari allow microphone

Enter your name in the text box then click Join now

pc browser teams join dialog

If your librarian has not yet started the meeting, you may be placed into virtual waiting room.

PC browser Teams waiting room

Once the meeting has begun, and you have joined, you should the standard Teams meeting space

PC Browser Teams Workspace


Share your screen

First click Share, near the lower center of the window. It looks like an arrow with a square around it, between the microphone and the ...

mac browser teams share

Next click Desktop/Window under Screenshare. When prompted to allow screen sharing, choose the window or screen you plan to share from the drop down menu If you have multiple displays, choose the screen you intend to do work on.

allow screen sharing mac browser screen share allow 2 mac browser allow screen share 3

To stop sharing, click Stop Sharing in the presenter dialog box, shown below

mac browser teams stop sharing

Screen sharing on Macs requires some changes to your security settings before your first Teams meeting. We recommend taking these steps before the meeting as you will likely need to exit Teams and restart the application once you have changed the settings..

Click the Apple logo in the top left of the screen, then choose Settings.

Mac system settings

From the System Settings menu, choose Privacy & Security then Screen Recording

Privacy & security settings

Make sure the option for Microsoft Teams is enabled.

screen recording settings (mac)

Once you enable Screen Recording for Teams, you can close the System Settings menu and may need to close and restart Teams as well.