Sharing Your Screen Using Sococo

Overview

This article provides information on sharing your screen in Sococo, both for the browser version and the desktop application. It also provides some screen sharing tips.

Prerequisites

• Google Chrome
• The Sococo Screenshare extension

or

• Sococo desktop application

Process

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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Confirmation

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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Supplemental 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. 
 

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Screen Sharing Tips

• If you are working from a Chrome browser session, run Sococo in its own window so that you can share other browser-based apps from a separate window.
• Arrange your shared application window to be side-by-side with your Sococo window to keep an eye on your team’s videos and maintain a personal connection while presenting. Alternatively, you can utilize a second monitor to display Sococo.
• Avoid the Infinite Windows Effect.

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