Zoom Rooms allow multiple methods of sharing content in and out of meetings. Review the different options available and determine which will be most effective for your situation.
| Direct share | share.zoom.us | Apple Screen Mirroring (Airplay) | HDMI | |
| Desktop | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Specific application | ✔ | ✔ | No | No |
| Video/audio | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| PPT/Keynote presenter mode with notes | No | No | ✔* (extended desktop) |
✔** |
*To use PPT/Keynote presenter mode with notes, you must configure Use As Separate Display for the AirPlay display connection to the Zoom Room . See Extend or mirror your Mac desktop across multiple displays for macOS for instructions.
**To use PPT/Keynote presenter mode with notes, you must configure your laptop to extend (not "mirror") your desktop, treating the HDMI connection as a second independent monitor. If you have a Windows PC/laptop, press press the Windows logo key + P and select "Extend", or consult How to use multiple monitors in Windows for other options. If you have a macOS device, see Extend or mirror your Mac desktop across multiple displays for macOS for instructions.
| Direct share | share.zoom.us | Apple Screen Mirroring (Airplay) | HDMI | |
| Screen content | 720p/30 1080p/30 4k/10 (PC ZR) | 720p/30 1080p/30 4k/10 (Windows ZR) | 1080p/30 | 720p/30 1080p/30 |
| Video content | 720p/30 | 720p/30 | 720p/30 |
720p/60* |
*See Wired HDMI Screen Sharing with a capture device for prerequisites and configuration details.
**Zoom Rooms is capable of 1080p30 if the Optimize for video sharing screen share setting is enabled on the Zoom Rooms controller. When this setting is disabled, the maximum is 1080p15.
Note: To share laptop audio to the Zoom meeting while sharing via HDMI through a Zoom Room, select the HDMI connection as the speaker/output device in your laptop OS settings.