Microsoft Teams will soon let you spotlight up to 7 people at once

Microsoft Teams gained a Spotlight characteristic last September that allows you to pin a specific person's video in a meeting. Soon, yous'll be able to pin up to seven individuals with the same feature. The expanded Spotlight feature volition make it easier to continue specific speakers or presenters on people's screens during meetings.

Microsoft MVP Vesa Nopanen, playfully known as Mr. Teams, spotted that the characteristic is already available in the public preview of Teams (via OnMSFT). Nopanen also shared a screenshot of the characteristic in action on LinkedIn.

The ability to spotlight multiple members of a coming together at one time also appears on the Microsoft 365 roadmap. The feature is listed as "In development" with a listed release of May 2022, though dates on the roadmap are always subject to change.

When you feature someone with the Spotlight feature, information technology pins the person'due south video feed for anybody, not merely your own view. It'due south a handy feature to highlight a person, such as a student who is presenting in a form or a teacher that'due south explaining a lesson. You accept to be a presenter to set up Spotlight.

With the ability to highlight multiple people with the Spotlight feature, you'll exist able to pin groups, such as a group of students sharing a presentation or multiple teachers co-educational activity a lesson.

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The Spotlight feature for Microsoft Teams lets yous highlight a specific person's video within a meeting. Soon, you'll exist able to pin up to seven people'due south videos with the feature.

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