This new Microsoft Teams feature will help you stay on top of meetings

Microsoft Teams will soon have an expanded gallery view for the minimized meeting window.

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What you need to know

What you need to know

Microsoft wants to make it a bit easier to stay on top of your Teams meetings. Microsoft 365 Insiders can test out an enhanced presenter and attendee experience that features an expanded gallery view within Teams. The expanded gallery view shows up to four meeting participants and a Me Video tile, though the default view is still to show just a one-tile active speaker view.

When you’re in a Teams meeting, you can keep a minimized meeting window on your screen while you navigate to other parts of the app. This window sits at the top of the Teams app and shows meeting participants, reactions, raised hands, and a preview of your own video. Now, with expanded gallery view, you can see more within the minimized meeting window.

Here are some of the things you can do with the expanded gallery view, aslisted by Microsoft:

When you have the minimized meeting window on your screen, you can use the view switcher and select “Show participant gallery” to open the expanded view. Presenters will see the expanded gallery view by default but can select to only show the active presenter or choose between other options if they’d like.

To use the new view options within Teams, you need to be a member of the Teams Public Preview or Microsoft 365 Targeted release. The new features are available for Teams on Windows and macOS.

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Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He’s covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean’s journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.