One of the most frustrating problems in Teams – aside from the glitchy video due to a struggling Internet connection, annoying colleagues and choosing the right background – is when screen sharing isn’t working and you can’t share content.
There seems to be no reason why content sharing isn’t not working, and you’ve checked all the settings within Teams itself.
On a Mac, the principal reason for Teams not allowing you to share your screen is easily fixed, and we’ll show you how here.
The problem is likely that your Mac’s Privacy settings aren’t set up to allow Teams screen sharing.
Quit Teams
Open System Preferences on the Mac (under the Apple Menu)
Click on Security & Privacy
Scroll down to Screen Recording
Here you’ll see which apps are allowed to record the contents of your screen, and this includes screen sharing in Teams
Click the padlock icon and enter your Admin password to unlock Security & Privacy
Click the ‘+’ button and navigate to your Applications folder
- Select Microsoft Teams and click Open
Click the padlock icon to lock Security & Privacy
Open Teams and you should now be able to share your screen in Teams
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Happy video conferencing!
Author: Simon Jary, Contributor, Tech Advisor
Simon has over 30 years of expert experience testing and reviewing ever-smaller and more powerful tech accessories, from USB-C and Thunderbolt docks to chargers, batteries, hubs and adapters. A former Editor of Macworld, he has contributed to PCWorld, Tech Advisor and TimeOut, as well as national newspapers such as The Times, Independent and Telegraph.
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