Meetings are meant for sharing ideas, so make sure 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
Open a channel, then click the channel name in the conversation header.
Click Start a Call.
Click Start Call.
Open a DM.
Click the phone icon in the top right corner.
Tip: Check out Make calls in Slack for all the details on making voice and video 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 drawingicon. You can also draw on your screen by clicking the pencilicon. 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're done presenting, the next person can start sharing to take control. Yay 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 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 you’re using transparent windows:
