Zoom: Sharing Video and Audio
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.
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Share Video and/or Audio
1 | In your Zoom meeting, click on the green "Share Screen" icon or use Alt+S | *Click on the image to enlarge it |
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". | |
3 | Then hit the blue Share button in the lower-right corner. |
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
- Update Zoom
- 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
- For Windows users, use Windows Update
- For Mac users, use the Software Update tool
- Uninstall and Reinstall Zoom
1 | Open up the Zoom desktop app and click on the gear icon in the upper-right. | |
2 | In the menu that appears, click on "Share Screen". | |
3 | Click on "Advanced" near the bottom. | |
4 | Select/Deselect "Use hardware acceleration to optimize video sharing" |