This guide explains how to use the screen sharing feature (screen sharing) of kMeet the ethical free video conferencing solution by Infomaniak.

Prerequisites

• Have the desktop app kMeet (desktop application on macOS / Windows) or the mobile kMeet app (application for Android smartphone or tablet).
  • The Web kMeet app (online service kmeet.infomaniak.com) is also compatible.
  • Screen sharing is not yet possible with the mobile iOS app.
• If this is your first use or first screen share, the permissions requested by the operating system (macOS, Windows...) or the browser (Chrome, Firefox...) may require a restart of the application and consequently an interruption of the meeting.

Start screen sharing

To start sharing your screen:

1. Start the kMeet app.
2. Create or join a meeting room.
3. Click on the screen icon with an arrow to Share your screen:
   
4. Read the warning that may be displayed by your device and validate the authorization to access the screen content.
5. By default, it is the entire screen that will be shared in the next step, but you can also choose a specific window, that of an application for example, in order to restrict the participants' view to a specific activity of the device.
   • Be careful, if the purpose of the sharing is to then allow participants to interact by drawing, you must choose to share the full screen.
6. Click the button to start sharing:
   
7. To stop the broadcast, click on the toolbar icon again.