Choosing audio and video devices when joining a meeting

When you click the Teams meeting link or join from a request, you will have audio and video options directly on the join screen so that you can join with your desired selections:

• Turn the camera ON or OFF
• Select a background image
• Choose the audio from your computer, headset, or room audio. (McGill does not support phone audio in Teams.)
• Click the slider icon to open the audio device settings to test and adjust the levels.

---

Adjust audio and video settings during a Teams meeting

Once you are in a Teams meeting, you can turn your camera and microphone on or off from the icons at the top of the Teams screen.

If you need to switch audio or video devices while in a meeting, click the ellipsis (...) at the top and select Audio settings or the drop-down menu in the Mic button.

The Audio Settings panel opens, where you can select your Speaker and Microphone devices and set the volume levels.

Noise suppression

If you're in a noisy location, enable this to enhance your microphone audio quality by removing background noise; otherwise, the default level is usually sufficient.

---

Audiovisual troubleshooting tips

Potential audio problems

If you move a laptop between home and the office and have different audio devices in each location, you may run into issues with Teams not showing the desired audio device, alternatively, you might be able to select the desired device but not hear sound coming from that device.

Suggested workaround

If this happens, you may find additional device settings managed by your operating system.

1. On Windows, type Sound Settings in the Windows search box and open the Sound Settings window.
2. Here, you can choose your system's default output and input devices and adjust the volume.
   

   

3. If needed, you can select specific devices for certain apps. Scroll to Advanced sound options, then click App volume and device preferences.