How to share screen on FaceTime
Enjoy greater collaboration on calls with screen sharing
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Viewing photos, watching videos together, or giving presentations — learning how to share your screen on FaceTime will make your video calls more interactive and fun.
FaceTime,Apple’s video and audio calling service, integrates seamlessly with Apple devices, offering superb call quality and a smooth screen-sharing experience. Sharing your screen on FaceTime facilitates collaborative activities, allowing you to share media, review documents, or provide step-by-step guidance more effectively to participants in the call.
In this article, we’ll show you how to share your screen on FaceTime using iPhone, iPad, and Mac in a few easy steps. Additionally, for those seeking serious video-calling options, we suggest exploring thebest video conferencing software.
Tools and requirements
Steps for how to share screen on FaceTime using iPhone and iPad
Step by step guide to share screen on FaceTime using iPhone and iPad
The steps below have been demonstrated on an iPhone, but the process is similar on iPads.
1. Initiate a FaceTime call
Launch FaceTimeon your Apple device andtapthe contact(s) you wish to call.
2. Tap the Share icon
Once the call is active,tapanywhere on the screen to bring up the additional options (if they aren’t already visible).TaptheShare iconbeside thered End icon(towards the top right on iPhones and bottom left on iPads).
3. Select Share My Screen
A menu will appear with various apps that support sharing.Tap Share My Screen, which is at the top of the menu, and after a 3-second countdown, the screen sharing will begin.
On iPhones, the camera will turn off during screen sharing.
When you move out of the FaceTime app while sharing the screen, you’ll find apurple share iconat the top-left corner of your iPhone (or the top-right corner of your iPad), indicating that screen sharing is active.
To end screen sharing, return to the FaceTime app andtaptheShare iconagain.
Steps for how to share screen on FaceTime using Mac
Step by step guide to share screen on FaceTime using Mac
1. Start a FaceTime call
Open FaceTimeon your Mac and begin a call.
2. Click the Share icon
ClicktheShare iconbeside thered X iconin your FaceTime window (bottom left), and a new menu will drop down from the menu bar at the top.
Click Screen, which sits at the bottom of the new menu.
3. Share screen
Click anywhereon the screen to begin screen sharing. Apurple share iconwill appear in the menu bar to indicate you’re sharing your screen.
To end screen share,selectthepurple share iconandclick Stop Sharing.
If screen-sharing isn’t working on your Mac, check if it’s enabled by heading toSystem Settings>General>Sharing>Screen Sharing(Toggle on).
Final thoughts
Screen sharing on FaceTime brings excellent versatility to the already superb calling experience, with new possibilities for collaboration and sharing. It enhances clarity in communication for work calls and adds a dash of fun to your personal calls. Remember that for a seamless experience, all participants should have compatible devices that are updated to the latest OS.
For more tips on iOS devices, check out our guides onhow to use a mouse on your iPad,how to set parental controls on iPad, andhow to use Visual Look Up on iPhone.
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