What’s on this page?

• How to use Screen Share

  How to use Screen Share on Role

• What to Expect

  How many people can Screen Share? Does my OS or browser Matter?

• Start a Screen Share

  Starting a Screen Share on Role

• Stop a Screen Share

  Stopping a Screen Share on Role

• Screen Sharing Issues

  Known issues with Screen Sharing on Role.

How to use Screen Share

<aside> ❓ Who can use this feature? The host of the room can share their screen with the rest of the players.

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Bring in that video intro for your campaign, show off that Dwarven Forge battle map with your second camera, or just share yourself drawing an NPC all at the same table. You can start a Screen Share in your Room with just a few clicks.

What to expect

• Screen Share allows 1 screen shared at a time. You can simultaneously share your screen, an asset to the party, and view an asset privately.
• Depending on your OS, you may need to provide permissions to your browser to share your screen if you haven’t done it before.
• Screen Share is available on all browsers, but there are some differences between them (noted below). We recommend you use the latest Chrome or Firefox browsers when using this feature.

<aside> 💡 Tip: Test out Screen Share yourself before bringing it to your session to make sure you’re completely set up and familiar with how it works.

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Start a Screen Share

1. Enter your Room.
2. Click the screen share button located at the bottom of your screen next to the camera/mic/video layout buttons.

   1. Chrome

      1. You will be given the option to select a Screen, Window or Chrome Tab. Select one then clicks Share. Doing so will also show a small prompt allowing you to Stop Sharing from there.

         

   2. Firefox

      1. You will be given the option to select a Screen or Window (no tab). Select one then click Allow. Doing so will also show a small prompt allowing you to Stop Sharing from there. N.B. - if you hit Esc when prompted here, you will temporarily prevent Screen Share on Firefox. Follow the steps below to fix this.

         

   3. Safari

      1. Screen sharing is possible in Safari, but at this time it is only possible to share your entire screen. You cannot share an individual browser tab or application.

         

Stop a Screen Share

1. While sharing your screen in a room, you will see a teal button indicating you are currently sharing your screen. Clicking this will immediately end the Screen Share

   

2. Each browser will also give you a different way to halt your Screen Share to the table

   1. Chrome

      

   2. Firefox

      

   3. Safari

      1. In the URL Bar of Safari, you will se a red icon indicating you are currently sharing your screen. Clicking Pause here will not terminate the Screen Share, but it will leave a black box, hiding the Screen Share at the table.

         

      2. If you click Pause, the icon may become “invisible” - this is due to a bug in the Safari browser. Clicking the same spot where the icon was will prompt you to Resume the Screen Share if you like.

         

      3. To effectively stop Screen Share, we recommend you use the teal Screen Share button at the bottom.