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Stop Automatic Calling when Screensharing
I screenshare a lot in my position; I call the coworker (Phone/Headset) and train them on what I need them to look at. I am in a large office building, and the automatic calling of the receivers' PC is disruptive, as I do not was the whole office to hear my conversation or have people hear my trainee. I see no way to disable the team auto-call once I start to screen share or in the Options. All my coworkers feel this frustration as well. I do use the computer microphone/speaks aspect when working from home, but would disable it totally, if it would stop the auto-call. I do not want it to affect meeting invites to others, as others around the country can use their PC speak/microphone, if they want. Please advise.
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Hi Beth, in a Teams chat, starting screen sharing creates a Teams call because the sharing session is part of the call. There is not a separate silent screen-share mode there. A practical workaround is to create or join the Teams meeting with "Don't use audio," then keep the voice conversation on your phone/headset and mute the PC speakers and microphone. If you only need to guide one coworker and do not need a meeting, Quick Assist may fit better because it can share or control the screen without starting a Teams audio call. Test your preferred method with one colleague before using it on the office floor.
