Application for Messages on our Mac, in addition to allowing us to send iMessage or SMS messages, it gives us an exciting function: screen sharing. We need it see someone else's screen or show ours to someone, the Messaging app, installed on all Macs, is the easiest and safest way to do it.
Share the screen of our Mac
When we want to share the screen of our Mac there can be two scenarios, that we want to see another screen or that we want someone to see ours. In both cases, in addition, we may claim that we or someone else has permission to control the mouse / keyboard Also, in addition to seeing the screen, you can work remotely.
We already share our screen or see another Mac screen, while the session saves the app Messages he will allow us talk to each other as if on the phone Face Time. In this way, in addition to seeing the screen, we can communicate more intently with another person.
It should be noted that, for something as important as providing full access to our computer screen, use a A tool by which security and privacy are known it is a guarantee of great value.
How to see someone else's screen
To see someone else's screen, the steps are as follows:
- We open the app Messages on our Mac.
- We get into conversations with someone who loves us.
- We touch Details top right.
- We touch the button in the form of two squares that pass to the right of a person's name.
- We choose Ask to share the screen.
From here someone will receive a notification: [Our name] wants to see your screen. And since this announcement can Agree either Reject.
After accepting someone else you will see other options where you can check if you want to let them Control my screen either Look at my screenthen you have to touch Agree.
By accepting we'll see a window open where another Mac screen will appear. It is a very simple way, up three groups of buttons:
- First, the title Control, allows us to choose between control someone else's screen or just keep them. While looking at the screen we can press a lot on it so that someone else can see the type of magnifying glass we can show, for example, where to click.
- In the second group, called Scale, we can switch between on and off, often we will always leave it activated.
- A third party controlboard, as long as someone else has given us computer control over which to work Use a shared clipboard so that information is synchronized between both computers. Alternatively we can block this function and use it Find a clipboard either Send a clipboard depending on the need.
It should be noted that if someone else has chosen that we can only see their screen, it is tagging Look at my screen, and we need to manage it, and in time we can ask permission. We simply touch the option of Control in the window with someone else you will receive a notification of where to grant the permit there is a need.
As we mentioned, during a shared session there is always a direct connection between the two computers, such as a SpaceTime call. If we want mute our microphone we can do it on the menu Communication to choose Mute microphone.
When we are done and we want to end the session simply close the window.
How to show our screen to someone
When looking for someone who sees our screen, the steps are as follows:
- We open the app Messages on our Mac.
- We get into conversations with someone who loves us.
- We touch Details top right.
- We touch the button in the form of two squares passing to the left of the person's name.
- We choose Invite you to share my screen.
From here someone will receive a notification: [Our name] wants to show you his screen. And since this notice i someone else can Agree either Reject. By accepting, automatically everything that happens on our screen will be visible on another Mac.
For controls, we can pause or end the session, activate or mute the microphone, and grant or revoke the screen control permission in the menu bar.
As time goes on we will see something new icon in menu bar: two overlapping squares they smell blue. By clicking on them we will see the following options appear:
- Allow [someone else's name] to control my screen.
- Mute microphone.
- Pause the shared screen.
- Stop screen sharing.
When we set up a shared screen when someone stops seeing our screen again just see the big pause button. Remember, even though the shared screen is off, the microphone, so the audio connection, is still active.
And it's easy. Whether we need to provide some kind of technical support, get it or just want to show or see the screen of one of our computers, the app Messages It allows us to do it efficiently and easily, without the need to install third-party tools.
