Co-presenting in Zoom? No more having to say "next slide, please".

Zoom has a feature that allows you to select multiple people to control the movement of slides in a presentation. This means presenters can control the slides that someone else is sharing without having to say “next slide, please”! This works in both Meetings and Webinars.

Enable this option in your settings

This feature is not turned on by default. To use this feature, it must be enabled in the host Zoom settings. To enable this feature:

1. Log into zoom.umn.edu
2.  Click Settings on the left
3. Type the words slide control in the search box to find the setting. Or you can scroll to find it under the In Meeting (Basic)
4. Use the slider control on the right to enable the feature

Using this feature

This feature only works if you share your slides in full screen:

• PowerPoint: you have to share the window/screen that is showing the slides full screen. You can use either Slide Show mode or Presenter View to display the slides full screen.

• Google Slides: this feature only works if you are sharing your slides in full screen mode, it does not work if you are using Presenter View in Google Slides.

If you want to allow someone to control slides in Reading View in PowerPoint or in Google Slides Presenter View you will have to use the Zoom Remote Control option that gives full mouse and keyboard access to someone in the meeting.

Give Slide Control access to someone

1. Open your presentation in full screen mode
2. In Zoom, share your screen with the presentation showing
3. At the top of your screen, move your mouse over the floating toolbar to show the controls. Click the Slide Control button on the toolbar

In the list of participants, select the person you want to give slide control to

To remove control, click Stop Slide Control.

When someone gives you Slide Control

If someone has given you permission to control their slides, you will receive a popup note from Zoom letting you know you have control. You will also have the slide controls in the lower left corner of your screen. Use the left arrow < and the right arrow > to move between slides. The left/right arrows on your keyboard will work too!