Aug 20 2020 10:53 AM
Are there any plans for Microsoft to incorporate the ability to highlight a presenter's mouse cursor. A basic yellow halo and possibly have the ability to use "focus" to draw the viewer's attention to a specific area or feature? Maybe even have a function to emulate a laser pointer or some other tool to call attention to specific areas of the screen.
Rather than force the presenter to manually change their cursor through system settings or install some 3rd party software, making this a feature of MS Teams seems like a no brainer.
I did search and wasn't able to find a conversation with this subject. Sorry if this has been discussed before.
Aug 20 2020 11:24 AM
Hi, I'm certainly not aware of such a feature on the roadmap. If it's something you would like Microsoft to consider adding to Teams then you may create a Uservoice to request this feature at https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/
Aug 24 2020 09:21 AM
Thanks @PeterRising
That's too bad... seems like a basic function that should really have been part of the basic tools within Teams for presentations. It wouldn't be difficult and it's not like it's a new concept as PowerPoint already has pointer highlight features.
I've posted the suggestion to the forum you noted. Unfortunately that type of suggestion site has thousands of entries that tend to get lost.
Appreciate the reply.
Feb 11 2021 10:41 AM
Solution@DavidDoyle There is an free app in the Microsoft store that works:
Link: below, or search for "mouse highlight" in the store.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/mouse-pointer-highlight/9p7sb9s4rq7z
There is also a more capable version created using AutoHotKey:
Online Teaching - Boisvert lab (google.com)
Feb 11 2021 10:46 AM
Hi @DavidDoyle Kevin Stratvert (former MSFT employee) did a tutorial on this on YouTube: How to Highlight Mouse Pointer Windows 10 - YouTube
Apr 27 2021 07:41 AM
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May 11 2021 09:46 AM - edited May 11 2021 09:47 AM
This was a really helpful link for me. It works! https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-your-mouse-pointer-fast-dbc1d222-778c-da15-5218-cb8...
May 11 2021 09:59 AM
Thanks for the reply @KerronM
I use the mouse pointer "ping" often as I use three monitors and have a tendency to lose track of where my pointer has gotten off to.
As for presentations, especially with MS Teams, using the "ping" works but only when I happen to remember to click CTRL. A highlighted cursor is visible throughout a presentation or demonstration and much more effective. Again, this seems like a no-brainer for MS to include in Teams.
Thanks again.
May 11 2021 12:29 PM - edited May 11 2021 12:30 PM
@DavidDoyle I do agree with your proposal. This option should be offer in Teams. It is basic.
Jun 16 2021 05:10 AM - edited Jun 17 2021 03:52 AM
@DavidDoyle
I as well do agree with your proposal. This option should be basic offer in Teams.
I often see, that there is big problem with presentig CAD via Teams, when people can not see at what I am pointing.... this makes the discussion hard to lead and to follow.
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Jun 14 2022 04:37 AM
@DavidDoyle
It's typical MS Team style
With bunch of "%^$%^@#!%$#^%$#&" functions.
But basic needed functions not found 404.
Jul 07 2023 10:34 PM - edited Jul 07 2023 10:44 PM
There is a free Microsoft Windows utility called PowerToys that can highlight the mouse cursor. Windows manages the mouse so I don't think it's something Teams could provide. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/mouse-utilities#mouse-highlighter
To zoom in on a portion of your screen, use the Sysinternals tool called ZoomIt. Sysinternals is a Microsoft owned utility suite for managing Windows environments at scale. Find it here: ZoomIt - Sysinternals | Microsoft Learn
And finally, way after this question was originally posted, a laser pointer was added to Microsoft Teams :): Laser point or draw on PowerPoint slides in Microsoft Teams meetings - Microsoft Support
Feb 11 2021 10:41 AM
Solution@DavidDoyle There is an free app in the Microsoft store that works:
Link: below, or search for "mouse highlight" in the store.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/mouse-pointer-highlight/9p7sb9s4rq7z
There is also a more capable version created using AutoHotKey:
Online Teaching - Boisvert lab (google.com)