To create a recording

    • Open Teams
    • Go to your Calendar in Teams:
      Teams Calendar icon
    • Click on the Meet now button:
      Teams Meet Now button
  • Join the meeting by clicking on Join now (if using the web app you may be asked to allow your browser to use your camera and microphone)
     Teams Join Now button
  • Turn the camera on if you want to record yourself:
    icon showing camera on
  • Make sure the microphone is on to record your voice:
  • When you move your cursor over the screen, a meeting menu bar will appear at the bottom of the screen:
  • Teams meeting toolbar
  • Click the More actions button (looks like three dots).
  • From the drop-down menu, select Start recording.
    Teams Meeting options menu
  • A Privacy Policy notice will display.
    Teams recording message
  • Share your PowerPoint slides, documents etc. in the Teams meeting using the Share button.
  • When you use share you can
    • Share your desktop – anything that shows on your desktop will appear in the recording.
    • Share a window – simply select the one you want to display from the windows tiled along the bottom of your screen.
    • Share a PowerPoint presentation – your most recent files will be tiled at the bottom of the screen or you can click on ‘Browse’ to locate the file.
    • Share Microsoft Whiteboard at the bottom of the screen – you can use the whiteboard tools to draw on the screen and your actions will be recorded.
  • When you have finished your recording, click on the More actions button (looks like three dots) again.
  • Select Stop recording.

Showing More options menu, Stop Recording

  • The recording will now end and will be saved in Microsoft Stream.
  • You can now leave the meeting by hanging up the phone – click on the Red phone icon.
  • You will receive an email when the content is ready to stream.Teams recording ready in Stream - email notification
  • Click on the ‘publish, view, edit or share’ option to be taken to Stream, where you can edit the recording properties, and edit who it is shared with.