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.

20 comments
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Patricia commented
Same issue! I'm a teacher, I really need it! Please help!
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Anonymous commented
Same issue here! Please fix it !
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John F. commented
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
thanks, I am experiencing the same blank screen. I am using a MacBook Air
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Anonymous commented
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
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 modusHope it works
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Adalberto Vilela commented
Any news on this problem?
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Dennis Leong commented
This problem on Mac has been around for a couple of years. Please fix it.
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ranga commented
still doesn't work on mac
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Tom Bogaert commented
still doesn't work on mac
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Chris commented
same problem on Macs, still unsolved!!!! please fix this bug!
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0926775 commented
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.
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Anonymous commented
This is still a problem. I may need to use a different platform.
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Jen commented
MS Teams! Pleeeaaase fix this bug for macs!
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Anonymous commented
Yep, very annoying - I'm on macOS 10.15.5. Hopefully Microsoft Teams developers review this thread and are working on a fix!
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Anonymous commented
Same here. macOS 10.15.5, Microsoft Teams Version 1.3.00.9271, Powerpoint 16.38
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Joe McK commented
Really need this to work - or need to ditch MS and Teams :(
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Anonymous commented
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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H. D. commented
has anyone actually found a solution to this yet?
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Anonymous commented
It is a bug on Mac. On Windows, it works fine.