How To Use Discord Overlay

Click the game activity tab.

How to use discord overlay. Click on the overlay and enable the in game overlay option. This is done by creating a semi transparent window that shows on your screen while playing games. Launch the discord app. It should say overlay. Click the overlay tab and enable in game overlay.

Let s ensure the overlay enabled. This is a small gear icon located at the bottom of the window next to your username. Head over to user settings. Toggle enable in game overlay to on by clicking the slider. 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.

If you re a discord nitro subscriber you can also upload gifs to use as animated emoji. Off with a small monitor and a red line through it. Now select the games tab. The overlay is a pretty fancy and fun piece of tech so there are some important points to go over. Before opening your game go into discord and click on the user settings.

Next to where it shows among us as being active there will be a toggle for the discord overlay. Here you can configure the appearance of the overlay. How to open the discord overlay. Open up your user settings. 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. 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. Under the app settings click on the overlay option. 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.