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Share your screen with Slack calls Meetings are meant for sharing ideas, so make sure that yours are seen. Hop on a Slack call to do the following:
Present your screen
Draw on your screen
Let others draw on your screen
Note: Drawing when screen sharing is only available on the Slack app for Mac and Windows .
Step 1: Start a call
From a channel
From a DM
From a channel, click the details icon
Click on CallStart call to confirm.
From a direct message, click the phone icon
Tip: Take a look at Make calls in Slack for more in-depth instructions. And while you're at it, review some of the basics of Slack calls . 📞
Step 2: Share your screen
Present your screen During a call, any participant can present their screen by clicking the Share your screen icon . You can select your full desktop or a specific application window to share, then click Share .
Allow others to draw on your screen By default, your teammates can draw on your screen while you're presenting. To turn this off, click the group drawing icon . You can also draw on your screen by clicking the pencil icon . Use this tool to draw attention to specific sentences, charts, data points or whatever else is important to call out.
Note: When you're sharing a specific application window, you won't be able to allow others to draw on your screen or draw on your own screen.
Step 3: Review screen-sharing tips
Take turns
During a call, only one person can share their screen at a time. When you've finished presenting, the next person can start sharing to take control. Yay teamwork!
Active speaker
The team member sharing their screen becomes the active speaker by default: other teammates on the call will only see the active speaker's screen, even when others are talking.
Google Chrome
If you use Slack in Google Chrome, you can choose if you'd like to share your entire screen, a single application window or a specific Chrome tab. You won't be able to allow others to draw on your screen, or draw on your own screen.
Windows 7
Screen sharing in Slack requires transparent windows, but these are unavailable with some Windows 7 desktop themes. Here's how to make sure that you’re using transparent windows:
From your Windows desktop, choose Start .
Select Control Panel .
Choose Personalisation and select any Aero theme.
Note: If you ever need some extra help with Slack’s call features, take a look at our troubleshooting guide .
Who can use this feature?
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If you’d like a member of our support team to respond to you, please send a message to feedback@slack.com .
If you’d like a member of our support team to respond to you, please send a message to feedback@slack.com .
If you’d like a member of our support team to respond to you, please send a message to feedback@slack.com .
