Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that integrates chat, video meetings, and file sharing to enhance communication and teamwork across organizations.
To use Screen Sharing in Teams with you Mac, verify that you have allowed “Screen Recording” in your privacy settings. Without allowing this you will not be able to share your screen while in Teams.
Select the Apple Icon in the Top Left
![Apple logo button highlighted.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/717/284/original/b6095586-4842-469c-a97a-c34bf7346008.png)
Select “System Preference…”
![Mac Settings dorp down menu opened, with the "System Preferences..." button boxed in](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/717/286/original/22199dd7-efcd-4e61-bf30-6fba4e62d0c5.png)
Select “Security & Privacy”
![The "System Preferences" page, with the "Security and Privacy" button boxed in](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/717/288/original/221f729e-9cc5-4386-a0b6-96811702f8de.png)
Select “Privacy”
![The "Security and Privacy" page, with the "Privacy" tab boxed in](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/717/290/original/8f3a87d2-75c7-46c2-bb66-de3afc0f48df.png)
Select “Screen Recording”
![The "Privacy" page, with the "Screen Recording" button boxed in](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/717/292/original/cb016a30-19f1-474d-a48d-f4675266c535.png)
You may need to select the lock icon and enter your computer password at the bottom left to continue.
![The lock at the bottom highlighted.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/717/294/original/031d8d15-8e11-4d7a-912c-a0cfa7a52fd3.png)
In the Right Side Find “Microsoft Teams” and Select the Check Box
![The screen recordings settings with the checkbox for Microsoft Teams highlighted.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/717/296/original/ff488ce2-aced-4183-af0d-87729aab47b5.png)
Once done you will need to quit and reopen your Microsoft Teams desktop app.
![The Settings confirmation window, with the "Quit and Reopen" button boxed in](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/717/298/original/49671db7-8c9f-424d-81a0-2c8382a861db.png)