

Navigate to the location where you downloaded the file then double click it to run the installation. (The name may be different in different parts of the world.) Go to the TeamViewer web page and press the Download TeamViewer button and follow the instructions to save the setup file, Teamview_setup_en.exe. There are several programs available to do this, but for this guide, TeamViewer 11 will be used. Next, the other person will have to click the blue download arrow under Share This Screen.Do friends and family ask you to sort out problems on their machines, or do you need access to colleagues' computers? Do you wish you could do it from the comfort of your own home or office without having to visit them? Then you need a program that allows you to operate their machine remotely. To use Chrome Remote Desktop, you must both launch Google Chrome and head to the Remote Desktop site (Opens in a new window), then click Share My Screen (yes, even though you aren't sharing your screen). If you absolutely need to control someone else's screen, your best bet is Chrome Remote Desktop, which doesn't come with the security issues that remote access tools like TeamViewer have had in the past few years.

If you're sharing the screen, select Give control in the sharing toolbar and select the person in order to share control with them. Take control of someone's screen by clicking Request control while they are sharing their screen. You can do the same (Opens in a new window) in Microsoft Teams. Click the Remote Control option and choose the user. You can also give control while screen sharing. The meeting host can then grant you control. To request control, click the View Options drop-down menu while in a call and select Request Remote Control. Zoom users can give or request control of the screen using the Remote Control (Opens in a new window) option. Plenty of video chat apps, including Zoom, Skype, and others let participants share their screen with the click of a button. Unfortunately, neither Windows nor macOS' built-in options let you share screens with someone from the opposite platform.

