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Learn how to share your screen in an Adobe Connect session.
Screen sharing in Adobe Connect allows hosts and participants to share their desktops, specific applications, or windows during meetings and sessions. You can share your screen using the Share pod during the session. It's ideal for feature demos, presentations, or collaborative work. As a host or presenter in a session, you can share specific browser tabs, applications, or the entire screen. The Adobe Connect desktop application provides additional features, such as pausing and annotating shared content, receiving raised hand alerts, and chatting during screen sharing.
The mini control panel is exclusive to the desktop app and offers additional features and controls specifically for screen sharing, helping to streamline functionality without adding distractions.
The following topics are covered in this article:
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From the Pods menu , select Share > New share pod to add a new share pod.
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Select Screen from the share pod.
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Select one of the following in the Start Screen Sharing window:
- Desktop
Select Desktop to display everything visible on your screen to others in the meeting. If multiple monitors are connected to your computer, a thumbnail image appears for each monitor. The Secure Desktop sharing option only appears if the account administrator has restricted the applications and processes you can share.
A Secure Desktop sharing feature is available if the account administrator has restricted the applications and processes that can be shared. This feature ensures that only authorized content can be shared. - Applications
Select Application to share a specific application that is open and running on your computer. - Windows
Select Windows to share one or more windows of the same application that are open and running on your computer.
- Desktop
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(Optional) Select Include system audio to share system audio while sharing your screen.
Including system audio while sharing your screen ensures that sounds from your computer, such as those from videos or music, are shared with your audience. This feature is especially valuable for presentations, demonstrations, or situations where audio is an essential part of the content being shared.
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(Optional) Select Optimize for video clips when screen-sharing videos.
Selecting this option enhances the screen share frame rate, providing smoother video playback. It is particularly useful for sharing videos from platforms like YouTube during Adobe Connect sessions.
Note:Selecting this option may increase CPU and network bandwidth usage.
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(Optional) Select Force share in full screen for attendees to ensure attendees view the shared content in full screen.
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Select Share to begin sharing.
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From the pod menu , select Share > New share pod to add a new share pod.
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Select Screen from the share pod.
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From the browser pop-up window, select the window or the entire screen.
You can share system audio in the browser. This option varies from different browsers. For example, if you're using Google Chrome to share, select Also share system audio to enable the audio while sharing screen.
- Share system audio, optimize video clips, and force share on the full screen for attendees options are unavailable when sharing the screen using the browser.
- To be visible in the Share pod, the areas you share must be visible to other participants on your desktop. Overlapping windows on the desktop will appear as a blue crosshatched pattern in the share pod.
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If you miss the prompt, select Apple Menu > System Settings > Privacy & Security to access these settings.
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Presentation control |
Description |
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Back to Connect room |
Returns to the main room without having to stop the screen share. |
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Share |
When sharing an application, window, or desktop, the host can preview participants' views in their Share pod. |
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Microphone |
Allows you to connect to a microphone. If the meeting does not have a telephony built-in and isn't connected to a microphone, it would use the computer's internal microphone by default. However, the telephony icons are also displayed if connected to an audio bridge. You can quickly mute and unmute by selecting the icon. |
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Video |
It allows you to access your cameras. |
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Attendee list |
Displays the attendee list. The host can drag-and-drop the participants to change their roles. |
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Chat |
AIlows you to chat with attendees. If the Chat panel is enabled in the room, it will open there, otherwise, the chat will open in the available Chat Pod. |
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Notifications |
It allows you to view and take action on the in-meeting notifications. If you have any new notifications, for example, you can start or stop recording, add a new user waiting for access, and more. |
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Pause sharing & annotate |
This pauses your current screen share and allows you to use whiteboard tools to annotate the screen. |
This option is available only when the presenter is sharing through the desktop application.
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Select the Request control button on the Share pod’s title bar. The presenter can approve or deny your request.
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If the request is accepted, a message informs you that you have been granted screen control. The Request Control button becomes a Release Control button. You can now take control of the shared screen.
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You can make selections, edits, and other modifications to the shared screen while you have control.
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Select Release control to stop sharing control.
