How to Disable Notifications while Presenting (Windows & Mac)

Introduction

To prevent your computer from displaying pop-up notifications during PowerPoint slideshow presentations and Zoom or Microsoft Teams meetings, both Windows and Mac Operating Systems have settings features that will allow for you to disable these annoying and sometimes private notifications.

Instructions

Please follow either of the links below pertaining to your device type.

Disable notifications during presentations for Windows

The article here has two sections:

1. Disabling notifications while presenting onto a second screen
2. Disabling notifications while presenting on a single screen

Disable notifications during presentations for Mac

This article explains how to:

1. Temporarily enable Do-Not Disturb
2. Schedule Do-Not Disturb