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Learn how to share your screen in an Adobe Connect session.
Screen sharing in Adobe Connect allows hosts and presenters to share their entire screen, specific applications, or browser tabs using the Share pod. 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. It also includes a mini control panel, which is exclusive to the desktop app and provides streamlined access to key controls without disrupting the session.
To get started, you must add a Share pod to your layout. From the Pods menu , select Share > New share pod to add one.
The following topics are covered in this article:
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Select Share from the top bar menu.
Opens the share screen dialog Opens the share screen dialog Adobe Connect automatically chooses or adds a Share pod based on the available layout:
- Selects the largest available empty Share pod in the layout.
- Adds a new Share pod if none are available and there is space in the layout.
- Prompts the user to request layout changes if no space is available.
Note- Presenters and participants with enhanced sharing rights cannot add new pods. If no Share pod is available, a prompt will appear asking them to request the Host to add one.
- Alternatively, you can select an empty share pod and the screen option.
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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.
NoteThis option is available only when sharing your screen using the desktop application.
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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.
Share screen using browser
To share your screen using a browser, follow the same steps as in the desktop application.
The screen sharing pop-up may look different depending on the browser you're using. For example, if you're using Google Chrome to share, enable Also share system audio to include audio while sharing the screen.
- 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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Connect 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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View raised hands |
Displays participants who have raised their hands, helping hosts identify attendees who wish to speak or ask a question. |
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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. |
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Stop sharing |
Ends the current screen share session immediately. |
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Minimize |
Minimizes the presentation control bar while keeping only the Stop sharing option visible on screen. |
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Minimize window |
Minimizes the entire presentation control bar, removing it from view while continuing the screen share. (only Windows) |
Screen control requests are available only when the presenter shares their screen using the desktop app.
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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.
