The spotlight feature in Teams will soon support pinning up to 7 people
Microsoft Teams gained a Spotlight feature last September that allows you to pin a specific person’s video in a meeting. Soon, you’ll be able to pin up to seven individuals with the same feature. The expanded Spotlight feature will make it easier to keep specific speakers or presenters on people’s screens during meetings.
Microsoft MVP Vesa Nopanen, playfully known as Mr. Teams, spotted that the feature is already available in the public preview of Teams (via OnMSFT). Nopanen also shared a screenshot of the feature in action on LinkedIn.
When you feature someone with the Spotlight feature, it pins the person’s video feed for everyone, not just your own view. It’s a handy feature to highlight a person, such as a student who is presenting in a class or a teacher that’s explaining a lesson. You have to be a presenter to set up Spotlight.
With the ability to highlight multiple people with the Spotlight feature, you’ll be able to pin groups, such as a group of students sharing a presentation or multiple teachers co-teaching a lesson.
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