Share your screen with Slack calls
Meetings are meant for sharing ideas, so make sure yours are seen. With the Slack desktop app, hop on a Slack Call and:
- Present your screen
- Draw on your screen
- Let others draw on your screen
Step 1: start a call
- From either a channel or DM, click the phone icon at the top of your screen.
- From a DM, your call will start straight away. From a channel, click Start new call to post it to the channel.
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.
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.
Tip: Take a look at all the actions you can take when you’re on a call.
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. Hooray for teamwork!
Active speaker
🎥 The 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 view your teammate's shared screen, but you won't be able to start a screen share from your end. To share your own screen, you'll need to switch to the Slack app for Mac or Windows.
🖥 Screen sharing in Slack requires transparent windows, but these are unavailable with some Windows 7 desktop themes. Here’s how to make sure 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 calling features, take a look at our troubleshooting guide.
- All members and guests
- Standard, Plus and Enterprise Grid subscriptions
Meetings are meant for sharing ideas, so make sure that yours are seen. With the Slack desktop app, hop on a Slack Call and:
- Present your screen
- Draw on your screen
- Let others draw on your screen
Step 1: Start a call
From a channel
From a DM
- From a channel, click Details in the top right.
- Click Call at the top of the screen, then select Start Call to confirm.
- From a direct message, click the Phone icon at the top of the screen to start a call right away.
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.
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.
Tip: Take a look at all the actions you can take when you're on a call.
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 view your teammate's shared screen, but you won't be able to start a screen share from your end. To share your own screen, you'll need to switch to the Slack app for Mac or Windows.
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.
- All members and guests
- Standard, Plus and Enterprise Grid subscriptions