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How to screen share when using Facebook Live on desktop and the Chrome browser

20/10/2017 By Krishna De Leave a Comment

How to screen share when using Facebook Live on desktop and the Chrome browser

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How to screen share when using Facebook Live on desktop and the Chrome browser

Are you using Facebook Live as part of your communications? Do you prefer to live stream from your desktop rather than a mobile device?

In January this year I wrote about how you can live stream from your desktop using the Chrome browser to Facebook Live without needing to use third party tools.

Later in the year I worte about how this feature was now available on Firefox.

There is now a new feature available for those who want to live stream from desktop using Chrome – the ability to share your screen.

It should be noted at the time of writing this article that the feature is not available for Firefox.

The following screen shots walk you through how to use this new feature.

STEP 1 – When you look to live stream from Chrome on desktop you will see the option to share your screen (item 1 on screen shot).

Clicking on that link will then prompt you to add the Chrome extension for Facebook Screen Sharing (item 2 on screen shot).

Facebook Live screen share on Chrome how to set it up

STEP 2 – If you want to check out all the details of the Chrome Extension you will need to right click on the link for the prompt to install the extension.

Facebook Live screen share on Chrome the Chrome extension

You will then be able to install the extension.

Facebook Live screen share on Chrome add the Chrome extension

STEP 3 – Now you can select what you wish to share in the live stream – in my case I have two screens so I could select the screen or application I wanted to share.

Facebook Live screen share on Chrome choose the screen you want to share if you have multiple screens

STEP 4 – You will note that there will be a notification which says you can stop the screen sharing or hide the notification.

Facebook Live screen share on Chrome stop the screen share or hide the feature

It should be noted that at this time you can not switch between screen sharing and using a camera and you can not have the camera and screen in the live stream at the same time using the extension. You could however experiment to see if you could use a tool such as Reflector2 to share your camera from a mobile devide onto the screen you are sharing as a ‘hack’ to appear on camera at the same time as sharing your screen.

This may however not be an issue for you, for example if you are sharing a presentation or tutorial, or if you prefer not to be on camera.

The feature is a useful addition for live streaming to Facebook Live if you do not want to use a third party tool or a mobile device –  I have covered tips for using your mobile for live streaming and third party tools in previous live video tutorials.

For more details of live streaming from Chrome to Facebook Live using your desktop read this article and for live streaming using Firefox, read this article.

If you do have questions about integrating live streaming into your marketing, social selling, crisis communications or even employee engagement programmes, you can arrange a confidential online meeting with me to discuss the live video options that would be most suited for your business goals.


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Filed Under: Articles, Content Marketing, Content Marketing And Social Media Tips, Facebook, Facebook Marketing, Featured Articles, Featured On Instagram, Live streaming for business, Marketing with Facebook Live, Social Business, Visual Marketing Tagged With: Content Marketing, Facebook Live, Facebook Live for business, Facebook Live using the Chrome Browser, Facebook Marketing, How to live stream, Live streaming for business, Screen share, Screen share Facebook Live, Social media marketig, social video, Visual content marketing

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Krishna De is a corporate communications strategist, speaker and educator and loves to share resources on content strategy, digital marketing, social media marketing, personal branding, online reputation and live video. Follow her on Twitter for communications and marketing news.

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