Enable Screen Sharing in Zoom

Version 3.2 by Christine Sklareski on 2025/02/04 09:36

If you are unable to share your screen in a Zoom meeting or when recording your desktop in a screen recording system like Screencastify or Loom in Google Chrome, follow the steps below to enable screen sharing.

  • Open the Mac System Settings by clicking the Apple in the top left corner of the screen.
  • Click System Settings in the drop-down menu.
  • Click on Privacy & Security in the left navigation menu and then click on Screen & System Audio Recording in the Privacy Settings menu.

Screenshot of Mac Apple System Settings Menu

  • Click the toggle switch to enable screen sharing in Google Chrome and zoom.us. The switch is blue when the setting is enabled.

Screenshot of Audio Recording Settings in Mac System Settings.