This is a quick guide on how to share video and/or audio with others in your Zoom meeting using the "Share Screen" option in Zoom.
| 1 | In your Zoom meeting, click on the green "Share Screen" icon or use Alt+S |
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| 2 | In the menu that appears, choose the screen or program that you will be presenting your video and/or audio from. In the bottom left corner, make sure to check "Share sound" and "Optimize for video clip". |
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| 3 | Then hit the blue Share button in the lower-right corner. |
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Troubleshooting
Note: if participants report a black screen try one of the following:
- Close any other programs or browser tabs that you are not using
- Restart your computer
- Try to share the video from a different device (i.e., a smartphone or tablet)
- Turn on/off Hardware acceleration (steps listed below)
- Update the graphics driver
| 1 | Open up the Zoom desktop app and click on the gear icon in the upper-right. |
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| 2 | In the menu that appears, click on "Share Screen". |
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| 3 | Click on "Advanced" near the bottom. |
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| 4 | Select/Deselect "Use hardware acceleration to optimize video sharing" |
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