This support solution will walk you through how to change your Zoom settings to allow participants to share their screens.

Part 1 - Enable Co-Host Feature to provide screen sharing access

Part 2 - Give participants access to share screen in a single meeting

Part 3 - Permanently give participants access to share screen

Part 1 - Enable Co-Host Feature to provide screen sharing access

Step 1: Go to https://wakeforest-university.zoom.us/profile/setting

Step 2: Select the "In Meeting (Basic)" option in the left-hand menu

Step 3: Scroll down within the "In Meeting (Basic)" section to find the "Co-host" settings

Step 4: Toggle this setting to enable Co-hosts in your Zoom meetings

Note: If you enter one of your meetings on another device it will automatically give you the co-host access which will allow you to share your screen among other things

Step 5: In a Zoom meeting you may go to the participant menu, hover over a participant's name, click the "More" option, and select the "Make Co-Host" to give them the Co-host access at any time

Note: You may follow the same steps to remove the Co-host access

Part 2 - Give participants access to share screen in a meeting

Step 1: Launch the Zoom application

Step 2: Start a "New Meeting"

Note: to ensure this is your personal meeting room click the drop-down arrow on the new meeting button and then make sure the "Use my Personal Meeting ID (PMI) is checked

Step 3: While in the meeting select the up-arrow on the "Share Screen" option and then choose the "Advanced Sharing Options..."

Step 4: While in that menu you will want to update your settings to match those below

Step 5: Close out of that menu and return to your meeting, your participants will now have the ability to share their screen within this meeting

*Note: if you would like to make this setting permanent for all Zoom meetings you host so you do not have changes these settings each time, proceed to Part 3 for further instruction on how to make that change

Part 3 - Permanently give participants access to share screen

Step 1: Go to https://wakeforest-university.zoom.us/profile/setting

Step 2: Select the "In Meeting (Basic)" option in the left-hand menu

Step 3: Scroll a bit further down within the "In Meeting (Basic)" section to find the "Screen sharing" settings

Step 4: Ensure the screen sharing option should be toggled on in the top right corner 

Step 5: Select the "All Participants" for who can share but be sure that "Host Only" is selected for who can start sharing when someone else is sharing and click the "Save" button

You now have enabled your Zoom meetings to allow participants to share their screen.

For additional questions or assistance, you may email lawhelp@wfu.edu or call our help desk at 336-758-4300.