Screen Sharing & Recording

Screen Sharing

Share your screen to present documents, slides, or applications during a meeting.

How to Share Your Screen

1. Click the Screen button in the meeting control bar
2. Your browser will show a screen sharing dialog
3. Choose what to share:
   • Entire Screen — Share everything visible on your screen
   • Application Window — Share a specific application
   • Browser Tab — Share a single browser tab (audio included)
4. Click Share

During Screen Sharing

• Other participants see your shared screen as the main display
• Your camera video moves to a smaller tile
• You can use the laser pointer to highlight areas on your shared screen
• Click Stop Sharing to end the screen share

Tips for Screen Sharing

• Close notifications and private content before sharing your entire screen
• Sharing a browser tab includes tab audio, which is useful for sharing videos
• The shared content quality depends on the video resolution setting

Recording

Record meetings for later review or to share with people who couldn't attend.

How to Record

1. Click the Record button in the meeting controls
2. Your browser may ask for permission to capture your screen
3. Select your screen or tab to record
4. The recording captures:
   • Your microphone audio
   • Tab audio (other participants' voices and translations)
   • Screen content
5. A recording indicator shows during the active recording

Stopping the Recording

• Click the Stop Recording button to end
• The recording file is saved to your team's storage
• You can also stop by clicking the browser's "Stop sharing" button

Important Notes About Recording

• Storage check — Recording won't start if your team's storage is at capacity. See Team Storage for limits
• Browser protection — If you try to close the browser tab during recording, a warning dialog appears to prevent accidental data loss
• Recording status — Other participants can see that you are recording (status synced via Firestore)
• Host ownership — Recording files count toward the meeting host's storage quota, regardless of who started the recording

Recording Storage

Recordings are stored in your team's shared cloud storage. Storage limits depend on your plan:

To manage recordings and storage, see Team Storage.