Go to “File>New Movie Recording” through the menu bar and then click on the arrow facing downwards. The phone or tablet also needs to be running on at least iOS 8 and once it loads, start the QuickTime Player app from the Applications folder.

Once you have setup screen sharing on Mac, iPhone or iPad sharing will require that you connect to your Mac using a lightening cable.

When you click on this button, choose the app or window you want to share, for instance, your entire desktop screen. This button can be found in the upper left corner of the open Hangouts video calling window, just beneath the speech bubble icon. When it starts, click on the Screenshare button. When everyone is logged in, and the line of communication is open, hit the camera icon at the top of the open Hangouts window to start a video calling session. Just like with iMessage, screen sharing in Hangouts requires that both parties sign into their Hangouts for The Web via the URL. If Google Hangouts is your thing, the process is more than easy. Follow this by clicking on the icon with two rectangles superimposed on each other, then go ahead, and choose one of the two options available there: Ask Share Screen or Invite to Share My Screen.Ī request will be sent to the person you want to share your screen with, and once they accept, the Screen Sharing app will automatically open and in so doing activate screen sharing. Click on the “Details” option located at the top right end of the open window, just next to the name or phone number of the person you are contacting. Just go to the specific person’s chat box or, open a new chat by going to “File>New Message” and then send any message to this person to enable the setting up of screen share.Ī chat window with the other contact will open.

When the both of you are inside the Messages app, it’s more than easy to share your screen.

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