How to share a video link to a specific time within the video

I dedicated several articles on my blog to the ability to copy and share files and folders within SharePoint and OneDrive. Today, though, I want to introduce you to a very cool feature when sharing video files. Did you know you could share a video link to a specific time within the video? Let me explain.

How to share a video link to a specific time within the video

The typical use case for this feature would be sharing a Teams Recording video at a specific time when someone says something important. In order to share a video link at a specific time within the video, you need to navigate to the video itself. You cannot do this if you access video with a document library just like any other file. All you will see is the ability to Share and Copy – the same features we have on regular files.

So here are instructions to share a video link to a specific time within the video.

1. Click on the video itself
2. Once the Video Player (Stream) opens up, skip to the specific time within the video you want to share, click on the Share dropdown in the upper-right-hand corner, and choose the Copy link at the current location.
   
3. You will receive a confirmation that the link has been copied
4. Send the link via Email or Teams to the recipients
5. Once the recipient receives the links and clicks on it, the video will play from the specific time you chose
6. Just like with regular sharing links, you have a choice to generate different types of links for the recipient.