How to fix screen sharing in Microsoft Teams on a Mac

Sharing screen in Microsoft Teams is a powerful tool that allows you to hold presentations, share important notes or distribute useful audio files with colleagues.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to screen share in Teams on desktop or mobile devices.

Trouble with Teams sharing your camera, microphone or screen?

Occasionally, neither Microsoft Teams nor macOS prompts to share your camera, microphone and screen. That means Teams cannot access the camera and microphone and cannot screen share. Without these permissions in place, your Mac may show a spinning wheel in Teams. You can manually set up access by following these steps.

How to enable Privacy Settings on Mac

1. Click the Apple logo and select System Preferences

Apple logo with drop-down menu

2. Click Security and Privacy

System Preferences with Security and Privacy highlighted

3. In the left panel, scroll down and select Screen Recording
Screen recording permissions with Microsoft Teams selected

4. Click the Lock icon (lower left) and enter your Mac password (the password used to sign into your Mac).

5. In the right panel, select the application you want to enable screen-recording. (When selected, a check mark appears.)

6. Click the Lock icon again to save the changes.

How to Share your screen  in Microsoft Teams using a Mac

To share your screen in a meeting, select Share content Share screen button in your meeting controls. Then, choose to present your entire screen, a window, a PowerPoint file, or a whiteboard.

New share content in meeting

In Teams on the web, you’ll see the following when you select Share content Share screen button:

Current share tray
Note: If you’re using Teams on the web, you’ll be able to share your screen only if you’re using Google Chrome or the latest version of Microsoft Edge.

 

If you encounter any problems during this process, contact our tech support team for assistance.