Screen sharing, also known as desktop sharing, is the practice of sharing the contents of your screen with another device or multiple devices. This can include all the elements on a screen or simply one window, and it allows you to have complete control over the visibility of your desktop.
While sharing your screen, your presenters may continue to air the webcam portions to the audience. Allowing for both screen share and webcam video to take place at the same time.
When to Share Your Screen:
Screen sharing can be a powerful tool for various webinar scenarios:
Software Demos: Bring your software to life! Share your screen to walk attendees through the functionalities and features of your program in real time.
Website Walkthroughs: Are you planning a webinar on a new website design or marketing campaign? Screen sharing lets you showcase the website interactively, highlighting key elements and functionalities.
Live Co-creation: Need to brainstorm ideas or create a document collaboratively with your audience? Share your screen and utilize co-creation tools (if available on your platform) to generate ideas and content.
How to Use Screen Sharing
By default, screen sharing is disabled for all webinars, so make sure to enable the option within the General Settings.
Within the Presenter Console, click on Start Screen Sharing from the lefthand navigation rail.
A prompt will appear to confirm starting your screen sharing.
Display my camera during screen sharing - populate the checkbox to allow sharing your screen with your webcam.
Share My Screen button - click the button to start sharing your screen.
Cancel button - click the button to cancel.
A red indicator will appear within the icon to show you are actively sharing your screen.
You can stop sharing your screen by clicking on the icon again.
Screen sharing is only available for Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based version 79.0+).
Google Chrome
After confirming to share your screen, you will be presented with two choices:
Present your entire desktop screen.
Present a single application.
After selecting an option, the following will appear at the bottom of your screen, indicating that the sharing has started.
You can hide the indicator by clicking on Hide or stop the screen sharing by clicking on the Stop sharing button.
Firefox
After confirming to share your screen, the following prompt will appear:
A dropdown menu will be available to choose what to share with the audience: an application or your entire screen.
After choosing an option, click the Allow button to start sharing.
The following indicator will appear to show that you are actively sharing your screen:
You can hide the indicator by clicking on the Minimize button (_) or end the screen sharing by clicking the Stop Sharing button.
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based version 79.0+)
After confirming that you want to share your screen, Microsoft Edge will prompt you to choose what to share from the three options.
Microsoft Edge tab - present an open tab in your Microsoft Edge browser.
Window - present an application window.
Entire Screen - present your entire screen.
When a Microsoft Edge tab is chosen, the following indicator will appear at the top of the page:
For Application window and Entire Screen options, the following indicator will appear at the bottom of your screen:
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