How do you get participants' window (with their photos) to stay within the shared screen or shared window?

Dear @Jennifer Knaeble,

Good day. Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum!

Thank you for the great idea about keeping participant tiles within the shared content and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you’ve experienced. I truly appreciate your patience during this time and thank you for bearing with us.

I tested this on my side and I’m seeing the same behavior: when sharing a screen or a specific window, the participant tiles move to a floating gallery outside of the shared area, so they don’t stay “inside” the shared screen/window the way it feels when using PowerPoint Live.

While this appears to be the current behavior by design, here are a few workarounds that can help you: PowerPoint Live (recommended when presenting decks) If your session is deck‑based, try sharing via PowerPoint Live instead of screen/window share. It keeps your slides on stage inside Teams along with meeting tools, making it easier to keep an eye on people and chat within a single window.

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Your understanding and co-operation are highly appreciated. Thank you for your precious time. Have a nice day!

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