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cjmarques
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Jun 29, 2020
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can't find option for full screen after update

The most recent update to teams moved the controls to the top but seems to have removed the ability to show the meeting in full screen. We do a lot of code sharing and depend on the ability stretch t...
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  • Jim_B175's avatar
    Jim_B175
    Jun 24, 2022
    rmhartman,
    I just tested the True Full Screen for Screen Sharing function and it does give you a True Full Screen. Some Control Functions are maintained in the small User Image Window which can be repositioned easily.
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Matthijs_Klomp
Copper Contributor
Nov 12, 2020

cjmarques I agree. It's beyond outrageous that this feature was deleted. In the latest versions they put back a "full screen" function, but it is not really full screen. It is still not possible to have 1:1 display of two screens of the same resolution. This MUST be fixed by Microsoft. It's a feature that was available in Skype for business, earlier versions of Teams and in Remote Desktop but for some unexplainable reason removed in Teams.

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    Jim_B175
    Brass Contributor
    Nov 12, 2020

    Matthijs_Klomp 

     

    In an earlier Post, I indicated you can get a True Full Screen back in Teams by going into settings and unchecking the option for 'Turning On New Experience'.  After unchecking this Option, you must quit Teams and restart Teams for the change to take effect.  This is the way Teams was before this option was added.  With this option unchecked you can select the Enter Full Screen mode and you will get a True Full Screen for your Video Chat/Video Meeting.  You will initially see the Control Bar appear in the Full Screen but that will disappear if you do not move your mouse.  I have only checked this out when I'm hosting a meeting when no one else is in the meeting but I assume when there are 2 or more participants you will probably see your 'User Image' showing on the Full Screen but I believe it should be just your image and not in the Dark Grey Bar at the bottom of the Full Screen Window in the 'Turn on new Experience' Option.  This is the way Skype used to do the 'User Image'.  This works in the Free Version of Teams as that is what I'm using myself.

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      Matthijs_Klomp
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 12, 2020
      Hi Jim, Thanks, this was really helpful. Works perfectly. //Matthijs
      • oiverson's avatar
        oiverson
        Brass Contributor
        Nov 13, 2020

        FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE...

        There are TWO different ... what do we call them?? ... meetings, calls, sharings, whatever...

         

        There are CALLS that you initiate through the Chat Tab - video calls, audio calls, or sharing content:

        Calls at this point in time (Teams Version 1.3.00.28779 (64-bit) updated on 11/11/20.) ONLY allows for "Focus" mode which expands the sharers content to fill your Teams windows (however big you might have that window on your monitor/screen). Focus minimizes the participants to a smaller band along the bottom rather than the larger tiles.

         

        Then there are MEETINGS that you initiate from the Calendar Tab - either "Meet Now" or "+ New Meeting":

         

        Meetings (with the latest version of Teams) gives you two options to either "Focus" or "Fullscreen" or BOTH.

        "Full screen" maximizes your Meeting window to fill your monitor, and then "Focus" will minimize the participants to the bottom giving a little more space to the shared content.

         

        Hope this helps!

         
         

         

         

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