Zoom offers many features that make sharing your screen fast and easy. You can share your whole desktop, just your screen, certain computer programs and applications, particular files or other content, and more.
In this article I'll show you how to share your computer screen during a live video call when you're using a desktop computer.
Share Your Screen During a CallAs the host of the Zoom call, you can share your screen at any time. During the call, select the “Share Screen” button at the bottom of the window.
Alternatively, use the Alt+S (Command+Shift+S for Mac) shortcut key on Windows 10.
You’ll now be in the “Basic” tab of the share screen options window. Here, you can select which screen you’d like to share (if you’re connected to multiple monitors), a specific application that’s currently open (like Word, Chrome, Slack, etc.), or a Whiteboard.
Once you’ve selected the screen that you’d like to share, click the “Share” button in the bottom-right corner of the window.
To stop screen sharing, click the red “Stop Share” button at the top of the screen you are currently sharing. Alternatively, use the Alt+S (Command+Shift+S for Mac) shortcut key.
How to share your screen on iPhoneOnce again, things are subtly different again for iOS. Here’s how it works with your iPhone.
First of all, it’s best to fix your iPhone settings ahead of time. Go to the Settings app, press “Control Center” and then “Customize Controls.”
Scroll down to “Screen Recorder” and press the small green plus sign to its left.
Now connect to your Zoom meeting. Press the “Share Content” button in the middle of the control bar at the bottom of the screen.
Select “Screen” on the menu that appears afterwards.
Now you need to access the Control Center. On older iPhones, this involves swiping up from the bottom, but on newer models it’s a swipe down from the top right.
Now hold down the record button, and Screen Recording options will show up.
Tap “Zoom”
Tap “Start Broadcast”
When you’re done sharing, tap the red bar at the top of the screen and tap “Stop”.
How to share your screen on Zoom – advanced optionsAfter you've clicked the green 'Share Screen' at the bottom of your meeting's window, you can choose the 'Advanced' tab from the window that pops up.
From there, you have the option to share only a portion of your screen, show slides or a powerpoint presentation as a virtual background, or share a video.
