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rayted22
Iron Contributor
Mar 14, 2022
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Hide bar at top of teams sharing

Hi all   When I share my screen in meetings it involves using a browser i.e. I`m presenting things using google chrome.   I get a bar asking me to change my screen size/settings etc on teams. It'...
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  • StevenC365's avatar
    StevenC365
    Mar 21, 2022

    rayted22 I'm not aware of any way to disable it. It's generally needed is you end up giving control to other people.

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StevenC365
MVP
Mar 16, 2022

rayted22 I'm not sure where that says anything about changing resolution.

 

It's the sharing bar, it will slide out of the way and return if your mouse touches the top edge of the screen. Move your mouse down and click on the app and it will roll up again. While the address bar in chrome is kinda near there, it's really shouldn't be hard to avoid touching the top edge.

 

The pushpin on the far right of the bar locks it open, it doesn't look like you've done this, but it's a simple toggle.

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rayted22
Iron Contributor
Mar 21, 2022
Hi Steven

Thank you for your reply

Is there no way to switch off the sharing bar? I mean the pushpin seems to keep the bar there (static) but doesn't hide it from what I tried. I really want to disable it completely or stop it coming up when presenting. Any other options please?

Thanks
  • StevenC365's avatar
    StevenC365
    MVP
    Mar 21, 2022

    rayted22 I'm not aware of any way to disable it. It's generally needed is you end up giving control to other people.

    • JimBooney's avatar
      JimBooney
      Copper Contributor
      May 16, 2024
      There should at least be a way to minimize it. It is wild that users cant use browsers or access menus without fighting to get around it. Bad UX
      • Andrea2023's avatar
        Andrea2023
        Brass Contributor
        May 16, 2024

        Just sharing with everyone this, which I think would finally addresses this issue 🙂

         

        M365 Changelog: Microsoft Teams: Draggable Presenter Toolbar when screensharing: https://petri.com/microsoft-changelog/m365-changelog-microsoft-teams-draggable-presenter-toolbar-when-screensharing/

         

        Happy Friday!

    • PaulPacurar's avatar
      PaulPacurar
      Copper Contributor
      May 09, 2024
      one of the most stupid design decision; please inform your team and not reply in a defensive manner. That button bar is really so frustrating! it should be movable or it shouldn't be there at all. Control can be given or is given automatically when requested, the bar is really useless. Thanks
    • ryanrenne's avatar
      ryanrenne
      Copper Contributor
      Apr 18, 2024

      StevenC365 this seems to be the wrong place to log this complaint. Do you know of a more effective channel to get this feedback to MS Teams developers/product managers?

      • Star-D's avatar
        Star-D
        Iron Contributor
        Apr 19, 2024

        Here are some topics at the Teams Feedback Portal that you can upvote or add comments to (provided you log in with a commercial tenant or personal account):

        1. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/cd395ff0-4ebe-ed11-83ff-000d3a1f8608
        2. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/470142de-4ebe-ed11-83ff-000d3a1f8608
        3. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/9a9bf335-4fbe-ed11-83ff-000d3a1ab5c3
        4. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/510cac2d-41ae-ed11-a81b-000d3a0450e3
        5. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/7354503f-dfcc-ee11-92bd-000d3a7a5824
        6. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/3238e717-85f2-ee11-a73d-6045bd841c15
        7. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/ecfd6b01-fcce-ed11-a81b-000d3a0450e3
        8. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/a91ad8f1-1af1-ee11-a73d-6045bdbdc092
        9. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/59101b19-35db-ee11-a73d-6045bdbdc092
        10. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/1c313438-65e7-ee11-a73d-6045bdbdc092
        11. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/86571192-c9f1-ee11-a73d-000d3a04e3e2
        12. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/d5d947d6-9edf-ee11-a73d-6045bd7a7839
        13. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/9f555604-d2e5-ee11-a73d-6045bdbdc092
        14. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/d23325e0-44ec-ee11-a73d-6045bdbdc092
        15. https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/4044dd99-eef0-ee11-a73d-6045bd7a7839