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Show PowerPoint slides in Teams

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If you need to present in an online meeting, show your PowerPoint slides right from a Microsoft Teams meeting.

If you're a presenter

  1. Select Share content.

  2. Select a presentation under the PowerPoint category.

  3. Navigate the presenter's view: 

  • Current slide: Shows the current slide you're on. 

  • Slide notes: Show notes you've prepared in your presentation.

  • Thumbnail strip: Choose a thumbnail to move to that slide.

    Note: Select Go to slide  Grid view icon  or press G on your keyboard to view all slides and navigate anywhere in the presentation. 

If you're a meeting participant

  1. Select an arrow key to Navigate forward or to Navigate back without interrupting the presenter.

    Note: The presenter must share the file from the PowerPoint category in order for participants to skip around during a presentation.

  2. Select To presenter to sync your view back to the presenter's when you want.

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