How to Share your Screen in Zoom (MacOS)

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When would you use this?

For Mac users, when you need to share your computer's contents (e.g. a PowerPoint, YouTube video, other application) with someone else in a Zoom meeting.

 

Instructions:

I'm Sharing 

  1. Hover your cursor over the bottom of the screen, and click Share Screen

  1. Select the screen or application you'd like to share by clicking on its respective box

  1. Click Share
  2. If Zoom does not have permissions to share your screen, it will give you the prompt below. Click Open System Preferences

  1. Locate Zoom in your Screen & System Audio Recording page. Click on Zoom's switch so that the button is to the right and highlighted in blue

  1. Return to Zoom and try sharing your screen one more time

 

Someone Else is Sharing 

If you are the host of a Zoom room and want to give everyone sharing permissions, follow the steps below:

  1. While in a Zoom meeting, click on the small caret icon on the top right corner of the Share Screen button

  1. Click Multiple participants can share simultaneously

 

If you are the host of a Zoom room and want to give specific people sharing permissions, follow the steps below:

  1. Click Participants
  2. Hover over the person's name and click ...
  3. Click Make Co-host

 

Environment/Applies To:

Zoom, Mac OS Sonoma and Ventura, Faculty, Staff, Students

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