Enable Screen Sharing in Zoom

Last modified by Christine Sklareski on 2025/02/18 09:01

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.
  • Google Chrome and the Zoom application will need to restart for the change to take effect.

Screenshot of Audio Recording Settings in Mac System Settings.