I want to share the computer screen
To share the entire screen or a specific application:
- Click the Share Screen button in the toolbar located at the bottom of Zoom.
- Select to the screen you want to share (e.g., Desktop, an opened application) and click the Share button..
- Click the Stop Share button to stop sharing.
To share a portion of the screen:
- Click the Share Screen button in the toolbar located at the bottom of Zoom.
- Click the Advanced tab at the top of the share screen.
- Select Portion of Screen and click the Share button.
- Resize the box to fit to the portion of the screen you want to share.
- Click the Stop Share button to stop sharing.
I want to share the document camera in a smart classroom
- Click the Share Screen button in the toolbar located at the bottom of Zoom.
- Click the Advanced tab at the top of the share screen.
- Select Content from 2nd Camera and click the Share button.
- Click the Stop Share button to stop sharing.
I want to share the screen of an iPad physically connected to a Mac
This feature is only available when using Zoom on a Mac.
- Connect the iPad to the Mac using a USB to Lightning cable.
- Click the Share Screen button in the toolbar located at the bottom of Zoom.
- Select iPhone/iPad via Cable and click the Share button.
- Click the Stop Share button to stop sharing.
If you’re unable to share your iPad when connected to your Mac:
Your iPad needs to be “trusted” by your Mac and sometimes that process needs to be forced.
- On your Mac, open Quicktime Player.
- In Quicktime Player, go to File then New Movie Recording.
- Connect the iPad to your Mac with the USB to Lightning cable.
- The Trust Menu should appear on the iPad. Press Trust.
- Unplug the iPad from your Mac and then reconnect.
- Return to Zoom and select the iPhone/iPad via Cable option to share the iPad.
I want to wirelessly share the screen of an iPad
To wirelessly share the screen of an iPad using AirPlay:
This feature is unavailable when used on campus, but generally available on personal wireless networks.
- Click the Share Screen button in the toolbar located at the bottom of Zoom.
- Select iPhone/iPad via Airplay and click the Share button. You may be prompted to install a plugin, which is expected.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
- Click the Stop Share button to stop sharing.
To wirelessly share the screen of an iPad on campus:
- Ensure your iPad is configured to share its screen.
- Be sure your Zoom meeting doesn’t require a participant be logged into their Zoom account to join by ensuring “Require authentication to join” is unchecked in your meeting settings from zoom.lafayette.edu.
- Start the Zoom meeting from the computer.
- Join the Zoom meeting with the iPad.
- Be sure you’re not logged into Zoom on the iPad because Zoom doesn’t allow users to be logged into more than one device.
- Don’t join audio (or mute the microphone and speaker) to avoid audio feedback.
- In the Zoom app on the iPad, click Share Content at the bottom and select Screen.
- Click Start Broadcast. This does not mean Zoom is recording the session.
- Return to the Zoom app and click Stop Share.