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How to enable Screen Sharing

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The first time you attempt to screen share with Zoom or Slack, you will be prompted to enable Screen Recording in System Settings > Security and Privacy.

The best practice is to change these settings before your first Zoom meeting or Slack huddle.

You will need to do this any time you receive a new Wellthy laptop.

enable All Screen Sharing

  1. Launch the System Settings app and navigate to the Privacy and Security > Screen & System Audio Recording window.
  2. Click the toggle switch to on for...
    1. Chrome
    2. Slack
    3. Zoom

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  1. If Chrome, Zoom or Slack are active you will be prompted to quit & reopen them.

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Zoom - enable Screen Sharing

  1. When sharing your screen, if the Window Picker has what looks like broken links, select any widow, then click the Share button at the bottom.

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  1. On the Allow Zoom to share your screen prompt, click Open System Settings.

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  1. The System Settings app will open to the Privacy and Security > Screen & System Audio Recording window.

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  1. Once you change the toggle to on you will be prompted to Quit and Reopen Zoom.

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  1. Click the Leave Meeting button.

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  1. The next time you share your screen the Window Picker should contain thumbnails of all the open windows.

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  1. When prompted to bypass the system private window picker click the Allow button,

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Slack - Enable Screen Sharing

  1. After you sign into the Slack application, you can prompt Slack to enable screen share by clicking on the "Record video clip" button under the enter message field:

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  1. A prompt will pop up for the first time you're attempting either of these in order to allow Slack to screen share. Click on "system preferences"

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  1. Toggle Slack on here:

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  2. A prompt will pop up requiring you to quick Slack to fully enable the screen share feature. Click on "Quit and Reopen" to do so or quit the Slack app entirely.

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  1. Once Slack quits and you reopen it and sign back in again, you can now launch Record video clip again. You might receive another prompt asking Slack to bypass the system private window picker. Click allow here.

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  1. You can see now that you can share your screen here and in Slack huddles. You can exit here since you're all set.

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