Microsoft Teams Help & Support

Microphone and Video Settings

To change your speaker, microphone, or camera settings when you’re on a call or in a meeting, select More options  More options buttonDevice settings  Settings button  in your meeting controls. Then, select the speaker, microphone, and camera options you want.

You might want to turn your video on and off over the course of a meeting—if you’d prefer people only see you while you’re talking, for example. Go to the meeting controls anytime during the meeting and select Camera Video call button

Video off icon

Troubleshoot Microphone Issues on a Mac

If you’re using a Mac and you’re having trouble getting your microphone to work, you might need to change one of your privacy settings. Here’s how to check:

  1. Open System Preferences
  2. Select Security & Privacy
  3. Under Privacy, choose Microphone on the left
  4. Make sure Microsoft Teams is selected
This video was uploaded by Microsoft on the Microsoft Teams YouTube Channel: Microsoft Teams – Test your audio and video before you go online – YouTube

You can find the full version of this guidance on the Microsoft Support Website: Using video in Microsoft Teams – Microsoft Support and Manage audio settings in Microsoft Teams meetings – Microsoft Support.