This article is for Mac users who may not have been aware that the collaboration, community connectivity, and power of MS Teams are easily accessible on a Mac. Please contact the IT Services Help Desk for questions about Microsoft Teams.Using Teams on a Mac is not only possible, but is also straightforward and intuitive. Quit Microsoft Teams and reopen Teams to enact these changes. Check the Microsoft Teams checkbox.Ĭlick the Screen Recording section. Check the Microsoft Teams checkbox.Ĭlick the Microphone section. Then check the Microsoft Teams checkbox.Ĭlick the Camera section. If Microsoft Teams is not listed on the right side, click the plus sign and add Microsoft Teams. In the left column, click the Accessibility section.Enter your Mac's administrator username and password. In the lower left of the window, click the padlock icon to make changes.The System Preferences window appears.In the top-left corner of the Mac Desktop, click Apple menu then select System Preferences.You can manually set up access by following these steps. Without these permissions in place, your Mac may show a spinning wheel in Teams. That means Teams cannot access the camera and microphone and cannot screen share. Occasionally, neither Microsoft Teams nor macOS prompts to share your camera, microphone and screen. Trouble with Teams sharing your camera, microphone or screen? The next time you launch Microsoft Teams, you will have access in place to share and record your screen. If you can quit Teams now, select Quit Now. You are prompted to quit Microsoft Teams and restart Teams to enact this change.Check the checkbox next to Microsoft Teams to allow screen sharing and capture. The padlock unlocks and you can make changes.

Then click Security & Privacy then click Privacy tab.) In the lower left of the window, click the padlock icon to make changes. (You can also reach this window from Apple menu > System Preferences. Go to Security & Privacy > Screen Recording to give permission and start sharing.'įrom macOS: 'Microsoft Teams would like to record this computer's screen.'Ĭlick either the 'Security & Privacy settings' button on the Teams prompt or the 'Open System Preferences' button on the macOS prompt. When attempting screen sharing in Teams for the first time, you may see these prompts.įrom Microsoft Teams: 'We need permission to share your screen.When sharing your microphone and camera in Teams for the first time, you may see these prompts.Ĭlick OK in both prompts to grant access to the microphone and camera.

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