MS Teams: Changing Options and Allowing Attendees to Present

Created by Travis Knight, Modified on Wed, 25 Sep at 6:38 PM by Travis Knight

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Introduction


Once a Microsoft Teams meeting has been scheduled, the organizer can update the meeting options for that meeting, such as who can bypass the lobby and who can present.


Meeting Options

  • Meet Options Button: Click Meeting Optionsto change permissions for the meeting, either in the Calendar for Microsoft Teams or in Microsoft Outlook.


  • The Meeting Options button can also be found in the three-dots menu if you have already sent the meeting invite.

Changing Options for a Teams Meeting

  1. Step 1: Select your options for Who can bypass the lobby.
  2. Step 2: Select your options for Who can present.
  3. Step 3: Note: If you select either Specific people or Only me, everyone else will be designated as attendees for the scheduled Microsoft Teams meeting.

Changing Roles in a Meeting

  1. Step 1: Click the People button to open the participants panel during a Microsoft Teams meeting.

    • Note: The roles for participants are determined while setting up the Meeting Options when scheduling the meeting.
  2. Step 2: Make a participant an attendee or presenter from the participants panel on the right. 

  3. Step 3: Confirm that you want to change roles for the participant.

  4. Step 5: A participant can share their screen once they are given the Presenter role.

    • Note: If you want to share everything on your screen, use Desktop and select your screen. If you want to share an application only, use Window.

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