microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Improvements to Fancy Zones

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Description

### Description of the new feature / enhancement

FancyZones act as "Monitors" in Microsoft teams and Zoom. allowing you to share only content within the zone.

### Scenario when this would be used?

This would be useful for ultrawide monitors where you only want to share a area of the screen in a standard 16:9 format for the benefit of the people viewing your screen in the Teams meeting

### Supporting information

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the FancyZones feature and the issue's stated Microsoft Teams and Zoom screen-sharing scenario. Determine the required behavior for sharing only a zone, then define how it can be tested with ultrawide-monitor layouts and standard 16:9 content.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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