Hiding “speaker gallery” in Skype For Business?

Now that Microsoft have forcibly "upgraded" Lync to Skype For Business, it looks like I can no longer hide the "speaker gallery" when I'm on a voice call. I get a list of big pictures of the people in the call which frankly I find annoying and distracting. I want to hide it or get it down to a small participants list, without pictures. How can I do this?

asked May 6 '15 at 8:36

Jez

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Does Options > Personal > Unchecking Show pictures of contacts help?

– Karan
May 6 '15 at 8:44

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No. Skype For Business still insists on showing big pictures of everyone in the voice call.

– Jez
May 6 '15 at 8:56

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asked May 6 '15 at 8:36

Jez

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Does Options > Personal > Unchecking Show pictures of contacts help?

– Karan
May 6 '15 at 8:44

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No. Skype For Business still insists on showing big pictures of everyone in the voice call.

– Jez
May 6 '15 at 8:56

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asked May 6 '15 at 8:36

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asked May 6 '15 at 8:36

Jez

1,28232742

Does Options > Personal > Unchecking Show pictures of contacts help?

– Karan
May 6 '15 at 8:44

1

No. Skype For Business still insists on showing big pictures of everyone in the voice call.

– Jez
May 6 '15 at 8:56

add a comment |

Does Options > Personal > Unchecking Show pictures of contacts help?

– Karan
May 6 '15 at 8:44

1

No. Skype For Business still insists on showing big pictures of everyone in the voice call.

– Jez
May 6 '15 at 8:56

Does Options > Personal > Unchecking Show pictures of contacts help?

– Karan
May 6 '15 at 8:44

No. Skype For Business still insists on showing big pictures of everyone in the voice call.

– Jez
May 6 '15 at 8:56

add a comment |

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Just choose Gallery View or Content View. The setting is up in the upper-right corner of the meeting window.

enter image description here

I still haven't figured out how to stop Speaker View from being the default.

edited Oct 14 '15 at 12:42

Ramhound

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answered Oct 13 '15 at 19:17

Wayne

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I don't see the "Content View" option. What could be the cause?

– Milen A. Radev
Jan 6 '16 at 11:42

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Choose "Pick a Layout" in the title bar and then Content view.

enter image description here

answered Jul 14 '16 at 23:16

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If you're referring to the annoying window hovering over the bottom right corner of the screen that shows the current speaker, I suggest pressing

Ctrl+Shift+K

which is the hotkey to 'Switch to content-only view'. This will remove the hovering window. When you know the people you're talking to, this window isn't necessary and blocks the content on screen.

image shows speakers

edited Mar 27 '18 at 21:20

J. Titus

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answered Mar 26 '18 at 17:57

Ben

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Thank you - this is an helpful addition to above answers, and just the thing one needs to know in practice. No-one will see you clicking in the presentation - those annoying (indeed) windows just disappear.

– foo
May 16 '18 at 11:49

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I haven't discovered a means for getting rid of it entirely, but I can get rid of the gallery by hiding it in the start bar.

Look to the portraits of people's images. Just above your image should be an arrow similar to ↗ (an arrow pointing upwards to an upper-right corner) in appearance. Clicking this puts the gallery into its own window. From here you can minimize it.

It's not perfect as it pollutes the start bar and all open windows selection, but it's the best that I've found. Be warned that they also made it one of the 'higher' priority windows, which is awesome. So you really will want to minimize it, and it should go away from your view until you unluckily click or open it again... all from personal experience.

edited Mar 21 '16 at 20:58

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answered Mar 21 '16 at 20:39

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Select "Gallery View" in the main menu:

enter image description here

Click on the "Pop out" icon to get the list into a separate window:

enter image description here

You can then Minimize the window to get it out of the way!

edited May 17 '17 at 18:42

music2myear

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answered May 17 '17 at 18:17

Dan Sorak

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You are repeating the other answer

– Sam
May 18 '17 at 5:35

1

No, this is a great answer for the current version, without clicking that little arrow thingy, the icons pictured in the other answer aren't available.

– BradC
Nov 3 '17 at 16:55

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This does not always work. In some cases, ONLY "Speaker View" is possible. I don't know what's going on in the heads of the programmers here. They have decided to ignore the "normal" conventions in which every window has a menu bar at the top, the item on the left is called "File", and so on. Instead, they've decided to invent their own way of doing things, and unfortunately they haven't really made it work very well.

Example with only speaker view available

answered Jan 11 at 14:41

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Just choose Gallery View or Content View. The setting is up in the upper-right corner of the meeting window.

enter image description here

I still haven't figured out how to stop Speaker View from being the default.

edited Oct 14 '15 at 12:42

Ramhound

20.4k156286

answered Oct 13 '15 at 19:17

Wayne

20633

2

I don't see the "Content View" option. What could be the cause?

– Milen A. Radev
Jan 6 '16 at 11:42

add a comment |

Just choose Gallery View or Content View. The setting is up in the upper-right corner of the meeting window.

enter image description here

I still haven't figured out how to stop Speaker View from being the default.

edited Oct 14 '15 at 12:42

Ramhound

20.4k156286

answered Oct 13 '15 at 19:17

Wayne

20633

2

I don't see the "Content View" option. What could be the cause?

– Milen A. Radev
Jan 6 '16 at 11:42

add a comment |

Just choose Gallery View or Content View. The setting is up in the upper-right corner of the meeting window.

enter image description here

I still haven't figured out how to stop Speaker View from being the default.

edited Oct 14 '15 at 12:42

Ramhound

20.4k156286

answered Oct 13 '15 at 19:17

Wayne

20633

Just choose Gallery View or Content View. The setting is up in the upper-right corner of the meeting window.

enter image description here

I still haven't figured out how to stop Speaker View from being the default.

edited Oct 14 '15 at 12:42

Ramhound

20.4k156286

answered Oct 13 '15 at 19:17

Wayne

20633

edited Oct 14 '15 at 12:42

Ramhound

20.4k156286

edited Oct 14 '15 at 12:42

Ramhound

20.4k156286

edited Oct 14 '15 at 12:42

Ramhound

20.4k156286

answered Oct 13 '15 at 19:17

Wayne

20633

answered Oct 13 '15 at 19:17

Wayne

20633

answered Oct 13 '15 at 19:17

Wayne

20633

2

I don't see the "Content View" option. What could be the cause?

– Milen A. Radev
Jan 6 '16 at 11:42

add a comment |

2

I don't see the "Content View" option. What could be the cause?

– Milen A. Radev
Jan 6 '16 at 11:42

I don't see the "Content View" option. What could be the cause?

– Milen A. Radev
Jan 6 '16 at 11:42

add a comment |

Choose "Pick a Layout" in the title bar and then Content view.

enter image description here

answered Jul 14 '16 at 23:16

Brig

23337

add a comment |

Choose "Pick a Layout" in the title bar and then Content view.

enter image description here

answered Jul 14 '16 at 23:16

Brig

23337

add a comment |

Choose "Pick a Layout" in the title bar and then Content view.

enter image description here

answered Jul 14 '16 at 23:16

Brig

23337

Choose "Pick a Layout" in the title bar and then Content view.

enter image description here

answered Jul 14 '16 at 23:16

Brig

23337

answered Jul 14 '16 at 23:16

Brig

23337

answered Jul 14 '16 at 23:16

Brig

23337

answered Jul 14 '16 at 23:16

Brig

23337

add a comment |

If you're referring to the annoying window hovering over the bottom right corner of the screen that shows the current speaker, I suggest pressing

Ctrl+Shift+K

which is the hotkey to 'Switch to content-only view'. This will remove the hovering window. When you know the people you're talking to, this window isn't necessary and blocks the content on screen.

image shows speakers

edited Mar 27 '18 at 21:20

J. Titus

19817

answered Mar 26 '18 at 17:57

Ben

513

Thank you - this is an helpful addition to above answers, and just the thing one needs to know in practice. No-one will see you clicking in the presentation - those annoying (indeed) windows just disappear.

– foo
May 16 '18 at 11:49

add a comment |

If you're referring to the annoying window hovering over the bottom right corner of the screen that shows the current speaker, I suggest pressing

Ctrl+Shift+K

which is the hotkey to 'Switch to content-only view'. This will remove the hovering window. When you know the people you're talking to, this window isn't necessary and blocks the content on screen.

image shows speakers

edited Mar 27 '18 at 21:20

J. Titus

19817

answered Mar 26 '18 at 17:57

Ben

513

Thank you - this is an helpful addition to above answers, and just the thing one needs to know in practice. No-one will see you clicking in the presentation - those annoying (indeed) windows just disappear.

– foo
May 16 '18 at 11:49

add a comment |

If you're referring to the annoying window hovering over the bottom right corner of the screen that shows the current speaker, I suggest pressing

Ctrl+Shift+K

which is the hotkey to 'Switch to content-only view'. This will remove the hovering window. When you know the people you're talking to, this window isn't necessary and blocks the content on screen.

image shows speakers

edited Mar 27 '18 at 21:20

J. Titus

19817

answered Mar 26 '18 at 17:57

Ben

513

If you're referring to the annoying window hovering over the bottom right corner of the screen that shows the current speaker, I suggest pressing

Ctrl+Shift+K

which is the hotkey to 'Switch to content-only view'. This will remove the hovering window. When you know the people you're talking to, this window isn't necessary and blocks the content on screen.

image shows speakers

edited Mar 27 '18 at 21:20

J. Titus

19817

answered Mar 26 '18 at 17:57

Ben

513

edited Mar 27 '18 at 21:20

J. Titus

19817

edited Mar 27 '18 at 21:20

J. Titus

19817

edited Mar 27 '18 at 21:20

J. Titus

19817

answered Mar 26 '18 at 17:57

Ben

513

answered Mar 26 '18 at 17:57

Ben

513

answered Mar 26 '18 at 17:57

Ben

513

Thank you - this is an helpful addition to above answers, and just the thing one needs to know in practice. No-one will see you clicking in the presentation - those annoying (indeed) windows just disappear.

– foo
May 16 '18 at 11:49

add a comment |

Thank you - this is an helpful addition to above answers, and just the thing one needs to know in practice. No-one will see you clicking in the presentation - those annoying (indeed) windows just disappear.

– foo
May 16 '18 at 11:49

Thank you - this is an helpful addition to above answers, and just the thing one needs to know in practice. No-one will see you clicking in the presentation - those annoying (indeed) windows just disappear.

– foo
May 16 '18 at 11:49

add a comment |

I haven't discovered a means for getting rid of it entirely, but I can get rid of the gallery by hiding it in the start bar.

edited Mar 21 '16 at 20:58

karel

9,25293138

answered Mar 21 '16 at 20:39

Consider

311

add a comment |

I haven't discovered a means for getting rid of it entirely, but I can get rid of the gallery by hiding it in the start bar.

edited Mar 21 '16 at 20:58

karel

9,25293138

answered Mar 21 '16 at 20:39

Consider

311

add a comment |

I haven't discovered a means for getting rid of it entirely, but I can get rid of the gallery by hiding it in the start bar.

edited Mar 21 '16 at 20:58

karel

9,25293138

answered Mar 21 '16 at 20:39

Consider

311

I haven't discovered a means for getting rid of it entirely, but I can get rid of the gallery by hiding it in the start bar.

edited Mar 21 '16 at 20:58

karel

9,25293138

answered Mar 21 '16 at 20:39

Consider

311

edited Mar 21 '16 at 20:58

karel

9,25293138

edited Mar 21 '16 at 20:58

karel

9,25293138

edited Mar 21 '16 at 20:58

karel

9,25293138

answered Mar 21 '16 at 20:39

Consider

311

answered Mar 21 '16 at 20:39

Consider

311

answered Mar 21 '16 at 20:39

Consider

311

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Select "Gallery View" in the main menu:

enter image description here

Click on the "Pop out" icon to get the list into a separate window:

enter image description here

You can then Minimize the window to get it out of the way!

edited May 17 '17 at 18:42

music2myear

31.2k858100

answered May 17 '17 at 18:17

Dan Sorak

211

You are repeating the other answer

– Sam
May 18 '17 at 5:35

1

No, this is a great answer for the current version, without clicking that little arrow thingy, the icons pictured in the other answer aren't available.

– BradC
Nov 3 '17 at 16:55

add a comment |

Select "Gallery View" in the main menu:

enter image description here

Click on the "Pop out" icon to get the list into a separate window:

enter image description here

You can then Minimize the window to get it out of the way!

edited May 17 '17 at 18:42

music2myear

31.2k858100

answered May 17 '17 at 18:17

Dan Sorak

211

You are repeating the other answer

– Sam
May 18 '17 at 5:35

1

No, this is a great answer for the current version, without clicking that little arrow thingy, the icons pictured in the other answer aren't available.

– BradC
Nov 3 '17 at 16:55

add a comment |

Select "Gallery View" in the main menu:

enter image description here

Click on the "Pop out" icon to get the list into a separate window:

enter image description here

You can then Minimize the window to get it out of the way!

edited May 17 '17 at 18:42

music2myear

31.2k858100

answered May 17 '17 at 18:17

Dan Sorak

211

Select "Gallery View" in the main menu:

enter image description here

Click on the "Pop out" icon to get the list into a separate window:

enter image description here

You can then Minimize the window to get it out of the way!

edited May 17 '17 at 18:42

music2myear

31.2k858100

answered May 17 '17 at 18:17

Dan Sorak

211

edited May 17 '17 at 18:42

music2myear

31.2k858100

edited May 17 '17 at 18:42

music2myear

31.2k858100

edited May 17 '17 at 18:42

music2myear

31.2k858100

answered May 17 '17 at 18:17

Dan Sorak

211

answered May 17 '17 at 18:17

Dan Sorak

211

answered May 17 '17 at 18:17

Dan Sorak

211

You are repeating the other answer

– Sam
May 18 '17 at 5:35

1

No, this is a great answer for the current version, without clicking that little arrow thingy, the icons pictured in the other answer aren't available.

– BradC
Nov 3 '17 at 16:55

add a comment |

You are repeating the other answer

– Sam
May 18 '17 at 5:35

1

No, this is a great answer for the current version, without clicking that little arrow thingy, the icons pictured in the other answer aren't available.

– BradC
Nov 3 '17 at 16:55

You are repeating the other answer

– Sam
May 18 '17 at 5:35

No, this is a great answer for the current version, without clicking that little arrow thingy, the icons pictured in the other answer aren't available.

– BradC
Nov 3 '17 at 16:55

add a comment |

Example with only speaker view available

answered Jan 11 at 14:41

Duncan

add a comment |

Example with only speaker view available

answered Jan 11 at 14:41

Duncan

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Example with only speaker view available

answered Jan 11 at 14:41

Duncan

Example with only speaker view available

answered Jan 11 at 14:41

Duncan

answered Jan 11 at 14:41

Duncan

answered Jan 11 at 14:41

Duncan

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Duncan

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