Skype desktop demonstration

You can enable the screen sharing in Skype, if you want to show the desktop to another person. After all, visual instructions are better than any stories. With this feature, system administrators explain to users how to troubleshoot, how to use software, how to set up a configuration. Yes, and the user can demonstrate the screen specialist. No need to describe what problems you have with your computer, if you can see them through Skype.

One of the convenience of communicating on Skype is the ability to enable a desktop demo.

And this is not the whole scope. You can view photos, videos, sites, games. Clarify working moments. Together to solve some problems.

General information

To show the desktop in Skype, you need to call the other party. Agree with him in advance to enable voice communication. It requires a stable internet connection. Otherwise, the broadcast will slow down and interrupt. Only view mode is available. A person will see your demonstration in the Skype window, but will not be able to influence it in any way. Only disable. The program is not suitable for remote control.

First update the utility. Download the latest version from the developers site or update directly via Skype.

  1. Run the application.
  2. Tools menu.
  3. Item "Settings".

  4. Section "Advanced".
  5. Tab "Automatic updates".
  6. "Enable" button.

Most likely, in the outdated versions of the program to show the desktop will not work. The option “Start demo” will be inactive. If you do not want Skype to download something on their own, put a one-time update.

  • In Windows, click "Help" - "Check for updates."
  • On Android, go to the Play Market app store and see if you need to update the utility.
  • In iOS, open the App Store and the Updates tab.

Your buddy should also have the latest version of the utility. In order to turn on Skype screen broadcast for several people at once, you need Premium. The program will “report” on a trial period of 7 days, after which additional bonuses must be purchased. But Premium is relevant only for group conferences. If you communicate with one opponent, you do not need to pay anything.

ATTENTION. On mobile devices (smartphones, iPhones, tablets) to show your display will not work. But on the phones, you can easily view someone else’s screencast. Therefore, it is necessary to update the software on the “mobile phone”. As an alternative to Skype, the TeamViewer program is suitable, which works on Android, iOS and Win. It has a remote control function.

Broadcast

You can show your screen to your buddy in Skype in voice chat. Even if you turned on the broadcast before the call, the utility will ask to contact the subscriber. Buying suitable audio equipment is optional. Yes, and no one forces to talk. In voice chat there is a menu with several icons: camera, microphone, plus (“+”) and handset. If there are no icons, click on the black panel at the bottom of the window.

IMPORTANT. You will not be able to showcase your desktop if you communicate via video link. Therefore, temporarily disable it - click on the "camera". If it is crossed with a red line, it means Skype does not transmit video from the “webcam”.

Now do the broadcast:

  1. Click on “+” (plus) in voice chat.
  2. Item "Screencast".

  3. The preview menu opens.
  4. If you have multiple monitors, highlight one of them.
  5. Click on the arrow icon. Choose what to show the other party - a separate window or the entire desktop.

  6. To demonstrate the game, run it in windowed mode. This also applies to other full-screen applications.
  7. Click on “Start”.
  8. Voice chat "turn" into a small menu. So you immediately show your screen. And do not turn off Skype.
  9. When done, click on Stop.

There is another way:

  1. In the voice chat, open the Calls menu.
  2. Find the item "Demonstration".

  3. Then repeat all the steps from the instructions above.

If you have not yet contacted the subscriber:

  1. Select a contact or open a text chat.
  2. Menu "Calls".
  3. Line "Demonstration".
  4. Only in voice chat you can show your screen via Skype. The program will offer to call the interlocutor. Agree.
  5. Both you and the person with whom you are contacting must have the same version of the utility. If the option is inactive, it means that someone is using an outdated build.

Visual instructions save time. The employer will quickly explain to subordinates how to carry out the task. The employee of the service center will describe how to configure the system without any manuals. You can show photos and videos on Skype without downloading them anywhere. Or just show your screen, shortcuts and wallpapers that you put on the table.