How to share the screen
- Click the Share Screen button located in the meeting controls.
- Select the screen you want to share. You can also choose an application that is already open on your computer, desktop, whiteboard, or iPhone / iPad.
- (Optional) Enable these features:
- Check the Share computer sound option: If you check this option, any sound played by your computer will be shared in the meeting.
- Check Optimize for full-screen video clip: Check this option if you share a video clip in full-screen mode. Otherwise, do not check this option, as it may make the shared screen look blurry.
- Click Share.
- Zoom will automatically switch to full screen to optimize the shared screen display. To exit full screen, click Exit Full Screen in the upper right corner or press the Esc key.
- To disable automatic full screen when viewing a shared screen, disable this option in the desktop client settings: Enable full screen automatically when a participant shares their screen.
Screen menu sharing
When you start sharing the screen, meeting controls will be moved to a menu that you can drag across the screen.
- Mute / Reset audio: Mute or unmute the microphone.
- Start / Stop Video: Start or stop the video during a meeting.
- Participants / Manage participants: View or manage participants (if host).
- New sharing: Start a new sharing screen. You will be asked to select which screen you want to share again.
- Pause sharing: Pause your current sharing screen.
- Annotate / Whiteboard: display annotation tools for drawing, adding text, etc.
- More: Move the cursor to see additional options.
- Chat: Open the chat window.
- Invite: Invite others to join the meeting.
- Record: start local or cloud recording.
- Allow participants to take notes / Disable annotation of participants: allow / prevent participants from making notes on the shared screen.
- Show / Hide annotator names: Show or hide the name of participants when making annotations on a shared screen. If configured to be displayed, the participant's name will be displayed briefly next to their annotation.
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- Optimize sharing for full-screen video clip: Start optimizing a video clip in full-screen mode.
Note: It is not recommended to enable this option if you are not sharing a full screen video, as it will blur your shared screen.
- Finalitzar la reunió: abandonar la reunió o finalitzar-la per a tots els participants.
Use of two monitors
If you are using a two-monitor setup, you can turn on the two-monitor usage feature to view the shared screen on one monitor and participants on the second.
Note: On Mac OS 10.15 Catalina, you must allow Zoom to access the screen recording to share the screen. You can do this in System Preferences> Security & Privacy> Privacy> Screen Recording. Check the option for zoom.us.
