The Share icon allows you to share your screen, desktop, or other content during a Zoom meeting. You can share content while your video remains on. Clicking the Share icon opens the screen share menu.
From here, you can switch between the Screen, Documents and Advanced tabs.
In the main section of the menu, you can select the content you would like to share.
On the right of the menu are additional sharing options.
Presenter Layout
Under Presenter Layout, you can choose how participants will view your shared content:
- Content only – participants see only the shared content, with participants’ video tiles displayed above.
- As background – Your video appears in front of the shared content.
- Over the shoulder – Your video appears in a smaller frame in the corner of the shared content.
- Side by side – The speaker’s video appears next to the shared content.
The preview at the top of the Presenter Layout section shows you how your selection will appear to participants.
Share Options
Below the Presenter Layout options are additional sharing settings:
- Share sound – Enables participants to hear audio from shared videos or applications.
- Optimize for video sharing – Improves playback quality when sharing video clips. Select again to disable once you have finished sharing videos.
- Share Zoom windows – Shares the Zoom application window. This is useful when demonstrating how to use Zoom. If not selected, participants will see only the shared content without the Zoom interface.
More detailed information about sharing content can be found in the Sharing Your Screen section.
Share Settings
Clicking the small arrow to the right of the share icon opens up a small menu.
From here, you can open up the Share settings.
