Overview

This article provides information on how to share your screen in Sococo, both for the browser version and the desktop application. It also provides some screen sharing tips to help you use the feature.

Process
Confirmation
Supplemental Information
FAQs

Prerequisites

• Google Chrome
• The Sococo Screenshare extension
  or
• Sococo desktop application

Solution

1. Click on the Share Screen icon at the top right side of the screen.
   

   

   • If you are using the browser version on Chrome and you have not installed the Sococo Screenshare extension yet, you receive the following notification.
     

     You need to install the Screen Sharing Extension before you can share your screen with Sococo.
     

      
     Install the extension.

2. Select the window or application you would like to share.
   
   When you share an application, others solely see the application window. When you share your entire screen, others see your entire desktop, including the applications running, notifications that pop-up, and chat messages.
   Browser:
   
   
   • To share your entire screen, select the Your Entire Screen tab and choose one of the active screens.
   • To share an application, select the Application Window tab and choose an application that is open on your desktop.
      
     
   Desktop Application:
   
   • Select one of the available screens or applications from the provided list.
     
      
3. Click on the Share button.
   
   For macOS, make sure that the proper permissions are granted on the OS level.
4. To stop sharing, click on the Stop sharing screen icon at the top right side of the window.
      
   

   

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Testing

Now you can use all the benefits of the Share feature.

Once you share your screen, a screen share window is added to enable other members to view it. Additionally, your avatar is added a presenter icon, and the Share screen icon becomes bold.

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Additional Information

You can have multiple users sharing screens simultaneously.

Members can click on the screen share window to bring it to focus. Once the shared screen is in focus, the Full Screen mode and other Zoom options become available. 

Members can also toggle between the Team and Map views.

If the Team view is selected, it shares all available screens and cameras. 

If you are having issues using the Screen Share feature as described, review the Screen Share Troubleshooting steps.

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FAQs

• Can we record meetings or shared screens?

  Sococo does NOT have a feature to record meetings or screens, but you can use any of the integration tools to have a meeting and record them. Zoom, Webex and Google Hangouts all allow meetings to be recorded. You can review details on how to enable and use the integrations below:

  • Using Zoom in Sococo
  • Using Webex in Sococo
  • Using Hangouts in Sococo

• Can shared screens be moved to different monitors?

  No, it is not possible to move shared screens to different monitors. The screens that are shared are within your Sococo window. You can resize your Sococo application window to both monitors and have more workspace that way, but you cannot move the shared screens from the Sococo window.