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Change Views in Microsoft Teams Meetings

Modified on: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 3:19 PM

MS Teams meetings allow participants to change the meeting view to gallery, speaker, together mode, large gallery, or focus on content views. While in a meeting, click on View to choose one of the layout options:

  • Gallery: By default, you will see everyone in a grid.
  • Speaker: When selected, the speaker becomes the center of attention.
  • Together mode: When selected and not disabled by an organizer, participants appear seated in a virtual scene.
  • Large gallery: This is only an option if there are more than 49 participants with 10 or more cameras turned on.
  • Focus on content: During screen sharing, this view minimizes distractions by hiding meeting controls and chat.



Steps to Change a Meeting View

  1. Join a meeting.
  2. Click on View in the top menu.
  3. Select a different option from the list.



Preview Available Views


Default Grid View

Default view shows participants in a grid



Presenter View

Presenter view focuses on the active speaker



Together Mode View

Together mode arranges participants within a virtual space


To disable participants from changing scenes in Together mode:

  1. Open Meeting Options,
  2. Choose Who can present?
  3. Select Specific people or Organizers and co-organizers.



Large Gallery View

Large gallery view shows more people than the default view



Focus on Content View

Focus on content hides meeting and chat controls to focus on the visual content being shared



Teams Meeting Views FAQ


Do you have more questions about changing views?

Switch views during an MS Teams video call.


Do you have more questions about MS Teams Meetings?

Join a meeting in MS Teams


Where can I learn more about MS Teams?

MS Teams Help and Learning Portal.



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