Overview: Sharing content from the webinar studio
To find what option on sharing is easiest or best for you - check out our overview on screen sharing in the webinar studio. The 3 options to share is either:
Share PDF - easily upload PDF to present in your webinar
Share screen - share your screen, a window (Powerpoint), or a tab
Share video - upload video to share during your webinar
This article will go into a bit more depth into specifically sharing your screen in Univid:s webinar studio.
Screen sharing on Mac – share a PowerPoint or window
If you're using a MacBook, here are some points on how to share your PowerPoint window in Univid. Follow these 3 steps:
1. Allow screen sharing permissions for your browser ✅
MacOS has strict access on how to allow your browser to access your desktop.
Make sure Chrome has permission to capture your screen:
Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen & System Audio Recording
Ensure Google Chrome is checked
If you just changed this setting: restart Chrome
2. Make sure PowerPoint is visible and in the same Desktop ✅
Mac can treat full-screen apps as different desktops, which prevents them from being shared:
PowerPoint must be in the same Desktop/Space as the browser window (Chrome)
Do not minimize the PowerPoint window
Keep the PowerPoint window visible and active
3. Use Windowed Mode for PowerPoint slideshows ✅
By default, PowerPoint runs slideshows in full-screen. If you are using a 2 screen setup this is fine.
But, if you using only 1 screen you might want to follow the following steps - to make sure you have the windows side-by-side to see both (A) the webinar platform, and (B) your slides at the same time.
1. Open PowerPoint
2. Go to Slide Show > Set Up Slide Show
3. Choose “Browsed by an individual (window)” instead of full screen
4. Start your presentation – it will now open in a normal window that you can share alongside the Univid interface