How To Use Discord Overlay

Head over to user settings.

How to use discord overlay. If you re a discord nitro subscriber you can also upload gifs to use as animated emoji. How to open the discord overlay. Enable the overlay of the desired game. Click on the overlay and enable the in game overlay option. Next to where it shows among us as being active there will be a toggle for the discord overlay.

Under app settings open the overlay tab and click the toggle next to enable in game overlay by default you can lock the overlay by pressing shift that s the key near the tab key on your keyboard. Click the game activity tab. Launch the discord app. The overlay is a pretty fancy and fun piece of tech so there are some important points to go over. To enable the discord game overlay open the settings menu by clicking on the cog icon next to your name and avatar near the bottom left corner of the window.

Discord overlay is a feature which enables you to use discord voice and text channels to communicate with other fellow players. Let s ensure the overlay enabled. This is a small gear icon located at the bottom of the window next to your username. How to customize your profile image to change your avatar on desktop click the user settings cog in the lower left corner of the app then select the edit button under my account and upload an image. This is done by creating a semi transparent window that shows on your screen while playing games.

Now select the games tab. Off with a small monitor and a red line through it. Before opening your game go into discord and click on the user settings. Open up your user settings. Click the overlay tab and enable in game overlay.

It should say overlay. Under the app settings click on the overlay option. To configure the overlay you need to go into discord s settings by clicking the cogwheel icon in the bottom left corner of the app. Click the monitor.