{"id":722,"date":"2023-10-16T07:29:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T07:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/?page_id=722"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:08:32","slug":"screen-and-audio-share","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/screen-and-audio-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen and audio share"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the screen sharing feature, an area of your screen can be captured and shared with other participants in an alfaview room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>For macOS screen recording has to be allowed in the system settings.<br>You can find more information here: <a href=\"\/en\/miscellaneous\/settings-for-apple-devices\/authorize-screen-recording-on-macos\/\">Permission for screen sharing on macOS<\/a>.<br> It is also possible to share your computer\u2019s sound. To be able to do so you need <strong>Windows 10 build 21H1<\/strong> or higher. On <strong>macOS<\/strong> devices, sound sharing can be enabled via the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/settings\/#feature-previews\">Feature previews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-alfaview-button av-button-main-menu av-button-grey\" disabled aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"share content inactive\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_media_share_24dp\"><\/i><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Screen share off<\/strong><br>Screen share symbol grey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-alfaview-button av-button-main-menu av-button-blue\" disabled aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"share content active\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_media_share_24dp\"><\/i><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Screen share on<\/strong><br>Screen share symbol blue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-alfaview-button av-button-main-menu av-button-blue\" disabled aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"share content with sound active\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_media_share_24dp\"><\/i><span class=\"av-secondary-icon\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_volume_up_24dp\"><\/i><\/span><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Screen share with sound on<\/strong><br>Blue screen share symbol with speaker icon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alfaview_screenshare_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alfaview_screenshare_en.png\" alt=\"The \u201cShare screen\u201d button is located next to the camera button in the alfaview context menu. Clicking on it opens a list of options for screen sharing.\" class=\"wp-image-11131\" style=\"width:250px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screen share context menu <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>To start a screen share, click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2067\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-inactive.png\" alt=\" Share screen icon\"><strong> Share screen<\/strong> icon in the main menu to open the context menu.<br>The context menu will list all available screen share options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following screen share options are available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/screen-and-audio-share\/#application-share\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/screen-and-audio-share\/#application-share\">Application share<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/screen-and-audio-share\/#region-share\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/screen-and-audio-share\/#region-share\">Region share<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/screen-and-audio-share\/#share-whole-screen\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/screen-and-audio-share\/#share-whole-screen\">Share whole screen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/screen-and-audio-share\/#second-camera\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/primary-and-secondary-controls\/screen-and-audio-share\/#second-camera\">Second camera<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To share your sound, click on the speaker symbol in the screen share context menu. To stop the sharing of sound, click the speaker icon in the context menu again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>When you share the whole screen on which you opened alfaview, the alfaview main window minimizes automatically and the <a href=\"\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/mini-window\/\">Mini window<\/a> opens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"multiple-screen-shares-simultaneously\">Multiple screen shares simultaneously<a href=\"#multiple-screen-shares-simultaneously\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If more than one screen share is active, minimised preview images appear at the bottom of the stage area (gallery view) or below the person speaking (speaker view).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To magnify a screen share, click on a thumbnail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The active screen share is indicated by a blue frame around the preview image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The preview images contain the name of the participant who shares the screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each participant can individually decide which screen share should be displayed on the stage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_presentation-speaker_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_presentation-speaker_en.png\" alt=\"Multiple screen sharing sessions are possible in the alfaview room. Each person can decide for themselves which screen sharing session is displayed in large format.\" class=\"wp-image-8735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_presentation-speaker_en.png 1000w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_presentation-speaker_en-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_presentation-speaker_en-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Multiple screen shares simultaneously <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"display-screen-share-in-a-separate-window\">Display screen share in a separate window<a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/meeting-room\/screen-and-audio-share\/#display-screen-share-in-a-separate-window\"><\/a><a href=\"#display-screen-share-in-a-separate-window\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To display an active screen share in a separate window, click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2058\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-window-undock.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>undock<\/strong> icon in the top right corner of the screen share video.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The screen share is now displayed independently of the main window of the alfaview app and can be placed on an external monitor for example.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To display the screen share in the main window again, simply close the undocked window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The last used setting will be reapplied. If the screen share was last used in a separate window, a new screen share will also be displayed in a separate window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To bring the undocked screen share window to the foreground, click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"17\" class=\"wp-image-2063\" style=\"width: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-window-gather.png\" alt=\"dock screen share icon\"> <strong>gather<\/strong> icon in the status menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"application-share\">Application share<a href=\"#application-share\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Application share<\/strong> allows you to share a running application with all participants in a room.<br>Only one application will be shared at a time. Every other running program or content won\u2019t be visible to the participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2067\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-inactive.png\" alt=\"Share content deactivated icon\"> <strong>Share content<\/strong> button in the main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now click on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Application<\/button> button. All running applications are now displayed either in the grid layout or in the list layout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alfaview_shared-application_en-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alfaview_shared-application_en-1.png\" alt=\"The selection of running applications. A list or preview videos of the applications is displayed.\" class=\"wp-image-11150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alfaview_shared-application_en-1.png 780w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alfaview_shared-application_en-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alfaview_shared-application_en-1-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The selection of running applications <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-alfaview-button av-button-main-menu av-button-grey\" disabled aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"grid layout applications\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_gallery_view_variant_24dp\"><\/i><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Grid Layout<\/strong><br>You are presented with large preview videos from all running applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-alfaview-button av-button-main-menu av-button-grey\" disabled aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"list layout applications\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_menu_24dp\"><\/i><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>List Layout<\/strong><br>A list displaying the names of all running applications along with a small preview video is shown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can decide whether you want to share your computer&#8217;s sound. To do so, click either on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Share application sound<\/button>, <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Share computer sound<\/button> or <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Don&#8217;t share sound<\/button> button in the selection menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the application you want to share.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>Note: Once you have selected an application, transmission will begin immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To stop the video transmission, click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2077\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-active.png\" alt=\"Share content activated icon\"> <strong>Share content<\/strong> icon in the main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click the red <button class=\"av-button av-button--error\">Stop<\/button> button in the screen share menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"audio-selection\">Audio selection<a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/meeting-room\/screen-and-audio-share\/application-share\/#audio-selection\"><\/a><a href=\"#audio-selection\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Share application sound<\/strong><br>Only the audio of your chosen application gets shared. Every other audio source will not be shared.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Share computer sound<\/strong><br>All of your computers audio will be shared.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t share sound<\/strong><br>No audio will be shared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_application-share-sound_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_application-share-sound_en.png\" alt=\"In the \u201cShare Application\u201d window, you can choose whether and which sound is shared during the transmission.\" class=\"wp-image-8757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_application-share-sound_en.png 400w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_application-share-sound_en-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Audio selection <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"region-share\">Region share<a href=\"#region-share\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"preparation\">Preparation<a href=\"#preparation\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Screen region<\/strong> feature allows you to share a specific region of your screen with the other participants in the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2067\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-inactive.png\" alt=\"Share content deactivated icon\"> <strong>Share content<\/strong> button in the main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you hover your mouse over the <button class=\"av-button--primary av-button\">Screen region<\/button> button in the drop-down menu, a speaker icon will appear. This allows you to choose whether or not to share the computer&#8217;s audio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now click on <button class=\"av-button--primary av-button\">Screen region<\/button>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The blue selection frame opens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move the selection frame to the position on your screen that you want to share.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modify the frame size by dragging the sides and corners of the frame.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to cancel the process, click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2075\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-action-close.png\" alt=\"Close icon\"> <strong>close icon<\/strong> in the top right corner of the selection frame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alfaview_screen-region-share_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alfaview_screen-region-share_en.png\" alt=\"The selection frame for screen area transfer is blue.\" class=\"wp-image-6991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alfaview_screen-region-share_en.png 771w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alfaview_screen-region-share_en-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alfaview_screen-region-share_en-768x415.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The screen share selection frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"start-stop\">Start &amp; stop<a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/meeting-room\/screen-and-audio-share\/region-share\/#start--stop\"><\/a><a href=\"#start-stop\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start the screen share by clicking on the <button class=\"av-button--primary av-button\">Share<\/button> button in the middle of the selection frame.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As soon as the selection frame turns red, the screen share becomes visible to all participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To end screen share, click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2079\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-action-stop.png\" alt=\"Stop ion\"> <strong>stop<\/strong> icon. The selection frame remains open so that you can select a new region to share.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternatively, click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2077\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-active.png\" alt=\"Share content activated icon\"> <strong>Share content<\/strong> button in the main menu. Then, click on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--error\">Stop<\/button> button in the selection menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_region-shared_en-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_region-shared_en-1.png\" alt=\"When the sharing is in progress, the selection frame is red.\" class=\"wp-image-8780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_region-shared_en-1.png 769w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_region-shared_en-1-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The selection frame while screen sharing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>The selection frame can be resized or moved to another area without ending the screen share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pause-resume\">Pause &amp; resume<a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/meeting-room\/screen-and-audio-share\/region-share\/#pause--resume\"><\/a><a href=\"#pause-resume\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To pause the screen share, click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2081\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-action-pause.png\" alt=\"Start Pause icon\"> <strong>pause<\/strong> icon in the selection frame.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the screen share is paused, the participants will see a still image and the selection frame turns yellow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To resume the screen share, click on the resume icon in the selection frame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-paused_en-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-paused_en-1.png\" alt=\"When screen sharing is paused, the selection frame is yellow.\" class=\"wp-image-8782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-paused_en-1.png 771w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-paused_en-1-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-paused_en-1-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The selection frame of a paused screen share<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"annotate\">Annotate<a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/meeting-room\/screen-and-audio-share\/region-share\/#annotate\"><\/a><a href=\"#annotate\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To use the annotation feature, click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2085\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-action-annotate.png\" alt=\"Annotation icon\"> <strong>annotation<\/strong> icon in the selection frame.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With the mouse button pressed, draw a line inside the selection frame. Release the mouse button to stop drawing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can choose between the colours red, green, yellow and blue. The colours can be selected in the title bar of the selection frame.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To clear the annotations and exit the feature, click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2085\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-action-annotate.png\" alt=\"Annotation icon\"> annotation icon again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the annotation feature is enabled, the application under the selected frame cannot be accessed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-marked_en-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-marked_en-1.png\" alt=\"When the annotation feature is active, the selection frame for screen transfer is red.\" class=\"wp-image-8784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-marked_en-1.png 774w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-marked_en-1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_screen-region-share-marked_en-1-768x421.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The screen share annotation feature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The annotations become visible to all participants instantly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only the user who started the screen share can annotate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"share-whole-screen\">Share whole screen<a href=\"#share-whole-screen\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2067\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-inactive.png\" alt=\"Share content inactive icon\"> <strong>Share content<\/strong> icon in the main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the selection menu by clicking on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Screen<\/button> button. All available screens are now displayed either in the grid layout or in the list layout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-alfaview-button av-button-main-menu av-button-grey\" disabled aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"grid layout screen\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_gallery_view_variant_24dp\"><\/i><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Grid Layout<\/strong><br>You are presented with large preview videos from all connected screens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-alfaview-button av-button-main-menu av-button-grey\" disabled aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"list layout screen\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_menu_24dp\"><\/i><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>List Layout<\/strong><br>A list displaying the numbers of all connected screens along with a small preview videos is shown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can decide whether you want to share your computer&#8217;s sound. To do so, click either on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Share computer sound<\/button> or <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Don&#8217;t share sound<\/button> button in the selection menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the screen you want to share.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>Note: Once you have selected a screen, transmission will begin immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To stop the video transmission, click the Share content <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-2077\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-active.png\" alt=\"Share content active icon\"> icon in the main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click the red <button class=\"av-button av-button--error\">Stop<\/button> button in the screen share menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you share the screen on which you opened alfaview, the alfaview main window minimizes automatically and the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/alfaview-app\/alfaview-room\/mini-window\/\">Mini window<\/a> opens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"second-camera\">Second camera<a href=\"#second-camera\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of screen sharing, you can also share the video from a second camera with the other participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-2067\" style=\"width: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-inactive.png\" alt=\"Share screen inactive icon\"> <strong>Share screen<\/strong> icon in the main menu to access the screen sharing selection list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Second camera<\/button> button. All cameras are now displayed either in the grid layout or in the list layout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-alfaview-button av-button-main-menu av-button-grey\" disabled aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"grid layout second camera\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_gallery_view_variant_24dp\"><\/i><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Grid Layout<\/strong><br>You are presented with large preview videos from all connected cameras.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-alfaview-button av-button-main-menu av-button-grey\" disabled aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"list layout second camera\"><i class=\"icon icon-ic_menu_24dp\"><\/i><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>List Layout<\/strong><br>A list displaying the names of all connected cameras along with a small preview video is shown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Share computer sound<\/button> or <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Don\u2019t share sound<\/button> button at the bottom right to open the drop-down menu. Select whether you want to transfer the sound.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start the transfer of the video by clicking on the preview video (Grid layout) or on the blue <button class=\"av-button av-button--primary\">Share<\/button> button (List layout).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>As soon as you click on a preview video, the video transmission will begin. The screen icon in the main menu will then be displayed in blue <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-2077\" style=\"width: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-active.png\" alt=\"Share screen active icon\">.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To stop the video transmission, click <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-2077\" style=\"width: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-screen-share-active.png\" alt=\"Share screen active icon\"> <strong>Share screen<\/strong> icon in the main menu to open the screen sharing selection list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click the red <button class=\"av-button av-button--error\">Stop<\/button> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out how to share your whole screen, an application or just a part of your screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":644,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-722","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11280,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/722\/revisions\/11280"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}