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Presenter view in Powerpoint shows others blank screen

It looks like it isn't possible to present to a team call with presenter notes, as they get a blank screen when that view is chosen. It is possible to use a normal presentation or to just share the window and step through the slides that way, but it isn't possible to get visibility of the presenter notes as part of a proper presentation. This was from a Macbook presenting to a Macbook from the desktop Teams application.

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  • John F. commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hi everyone.
    Yup, until today still blank screen. I'm on Windows 10.. Tried everything. Logout then re-login. Uninstall then reinstall. The same outcome. Hope they fix it ASAP..

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This bug is still not fixed.
    Wonder when Microsoft will finally listen.
    It is a shame that presenter view works flawlessly in Zoom but NOT in Teams.
    Get off your butts and get cracking Team Microsoft.
    Competition is beating your ass.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hi everyone,
    I had the same problem.
    I did the following - not sure which step solved the problem.

    1. I deleted MS teams and reinstalled it.
    2. Go to System preferences --> display --> Bottom left unselect "show mirroring options"
    3. Restart computer
    4. Try again MS team, share screen, presenter modus

    Hope it works

  • 0926775 commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    A workaround for this is to use Teams in the browser - I was able to share the presentation and use presenter view myself! But yes, this is definitely a bug in the software variant.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yep, very annoying - I'm on macOS 10.15.5. Hopefully Microsoft Teams developers review this thread and are working on a fix!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, this seems to be a widespread problem that needs fixing given the teams adoption for many companies these days. Switching to presentation view on windows works, but on Macs it pauses the sharing of that powerpoint file until you go back to the normal view. But normal presentation shows fine. It's just the presentation view that doesn't work where you can see all slides and type notes.

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