Taking Control of the Shared Screen

When you participate in a meeting that involves screen sharing, you need permission to edit/share before you can control or edit the shared screen. You cannot take control unless the sharing host allows other participants to control the screen.

Note Your system administrator might not allow other participants to control a shared screen. See "Customization by the Administrator" for more information.

Follow these steps to control a shared screen:

1. Ensure that the participant who is sharing the screen has allowed other participants to control the screen.
2. Verify that you have permission to edit/share by moving your mouse pointer over your name in the Participant List and reading the tooltip. See "Viewing Your Permissions" for more information. If you do not have permission to edit/share, you must ask the Moderator to grant this permission to you.
3. Choose Tools - Control Screen Sharing or click Control Screen Sharing in the screen-sharing toolbar. An arrow appears next to your name in the Participant List details. When you use the mouse or keyboard, everyone except the person who is sharing the screen sees your initials beside the cursor.

Note The participant who is sharing the screen must view the Participant List details to confirm who controls the shared screen.

See also:

• Using Permissions
• Handling Permissions
• Allowing Others to Control the Shared Screen
• How to Share Your Screen
• Presenting Information with Screen Sharing
• Viewing a Presentation