Share Screens and Videos

Share your entire screen or specific programs from your desktop, tablet, or mobile devices*.  

• The host and attendees have access to share screens.
• The host can disable attendee access to the annotation tools.
• Start sharing after you have joined the meeting.
• Or, launch a meeting with shared screens already open.
   

Share Screens While in a Meeting or Webinar

The Share Screen button is located on the meeting tool bar, click to begin the process.

The up-carrot icon opens a selection of who can share; this option is on a per meeting basis.

The Share window offers two selection options:

Basic

• Full desktop screen
• Specific applications
• Whiteboard
• iPhone/iPad   

Advanced

• PowerPoint as a Virtual Background  
• Portion of a Screen
• Music or Computer Sound Only
• Video

Share Computer Audio

• Check option at the bottom of the screen when sharing a video from your desktop.

Share Video

• Share and play video files directly into meeting
  The Video option under Advanced share options will allow you to choose a video file, which will be opened by Zoom and played in the meeting as shared content. MP4 and MOV files are supported, and max video resolution is 1080p.

Learn more:
Sharing your screen, content, or second camera – Zoom Help Center 
Sharing slides as a Virtual Background – Zoom Help Center
Sharing multiple screens simultaneously – Zoom Help Center  

Annotations

Annotation tools are available when Share Screen is launched. When sharing a Desktop /application, select 'Annotate' on the menu to open the tool bar.

Learn more:

Annotations on Shared Screens (zendesk.com)
Using annotation tools on a shared screen or whiteboard – Zoom Help Center 

 

Share Screens on a iOS Device

On iOS, you can Share Screens - requires iOS 11 or later and Zoom version 4.1.18611.1228 or higher. 

• Photos
• iCloud Drive
• Box
• Dropbox
• Google Drive
• Microsoft OneDrive for Business
• Microsoft OneDrive
• Website URLs
• Bookmark
• Whiteboard - iPad only

 Learn more: iOS screen sharing – Zoom Help Center  

Share Screens on an Android Device 

On Android, you can share content or your screen. 

Note:

• Some of these options can be disabled in your account settings. 
• Device audio will not be shared. For example, if you are playing a video on your device and share your screen, the video's audio will not be shared.
• Screen sharing requires Android 5.0 or above