Screen sharing has become an integral part of video calls but it is easy to lose your audience's attention when they can only see your content on screen while you present. Good news is that you don't need to hide behind your screen anymore since Prezi Video allows you to share your desktop screen or a specific window while recording a video or presenting in a video call and keep connected with your audience even when you need to show a product demo or share an assignment.
Screen sharing in Prezi Video while video conferencing
Once you are done with creating and customizing your video content, converting your Powerpoint presentation importing a Prezi presentation or turning your Google Slides presentation into a video, open your video conferencing tool of choice. The app will automatically connect but to make sure you have the connection, go to the camera settings of your video conferencing tool and select Prezi Camera from the list, then return to the Prezi Video desktop app.
You will see the Share Screen option next to tarrows in the side panel. Click this button to select from the screen sharing options. You can either share your desktop screen or select a specific window from your computer.
Once you select a window, click Share Selected. While sharing your screen, you can switch between the different views by hitting B to toggle content visibility, 1 for presenter+content view and 2 for content-only view or using the icons at the bottom of the video screen.
When you're done, click Stop screen-share in the bottom right corner.
To learn more about live streaming with Prezi Video or to find specific instructions for the video conferencing tool of your choice, please check this article.
Screen sharing in Prezi Video while recording
Once you are done with creating and customizing your video content, converting your Powerpoint presentation or importing a Prezi presentation, select Record from the bottom toolbar. Here, you will see the Share Screen option next to the arrows in the side panel. Click this button to select one of the screen sharing options.
You can either share your desktop screen or select a specific window from your computer. If you're recording in the online editor, you can either share your entire desktop, a specific window or select a tab from your browser to share.
Once you select a window, click Share Selected. While sharing your screen, you can switch between the different views by hitting B to toggle content visibility, 1 for presenter+content view and 2 for content-only view or using the icons at the bottom of the video screen.
When you're done, click Stop screen-share in the bottom right corner.
To learn more about recording and finalizing your video in Prezi Video, please check this article.
