{"id":827,"date":"2022-08-09T23:53:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/?p=827"},"modified":"2022-08-09T23:53:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:23:49","slug":"how-to-annotate-a-shared-screen-in-zoom-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/how-to-annotate-a-shared-screen-in-zoom-meetings.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Annotate a Shared Screen in Zoom meetings?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom<\/a> has a cool annotation feature that allows participants to use annotation tools to add information to shared screens. Gone are the days when you had to repeatedly tell the host to point to a certain portion of the screen, especially when a diagram or a chart is presented. We can save the annotated screen as a PNG or PDF file for future reference. Zoom has the following annotation tools for the desktop client:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Insert text<\/li><li>Draw shapes (Line, Circle, Arrow, Free shapes)<\/li><li>Stamp (Tick, Cross, Question, Star, etc.)<\/li><li>Spotlight, Arrow<\/li><li>Erase, Undo, Redo, Clear<\/li><li>Save (as PNG or PDF)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>On mobile devices and tablets, the number of annotation tools available would vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the desktop client, when the host (or a participant) shares the screen, click on <strong>View Options<\/strong> > <strong>Annotat<\/strong>e to open the annotation tools. If you are the host, the<strong> Annotate<\/strong> option would be available in the meeting controls bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-tools.png 709w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-tools-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-tools-500x128.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption>Zoom Annotation tools<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an example of an annotated shared screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-examples.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-examples.png 964w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-examples-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-examples-768x214.png 768w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-examples-500x139.png 500w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/annotation-examples-800x222.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On mobile devices and tablets, when the host (or a participant) shares the screen, tap the pencil icon to use annotation tools such as Pen, Arrow, Color, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-vp_md\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/zoom-mobile-annotation-tools-800x162.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/zoom-mobile-annotation-tools-800x162.png 800w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/zoom-mobile-annotation-tools-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/zoom-mobile-annotation-tools-1024x207.png 1024w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/zoom-mobile-annotation-tools-768x156.png 768w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/zoom-mobile-annotation-tools-1536x311.png 1536w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/zoom-mobile-annotation-tools-500x101.png 500w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/zoom-mobile-annotation-tools-1280x259.png 1280w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/zoom-mobile-annotation-tools.png 1610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Zoom Annotation tools on the Android app<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not see the <strong>Annotate<\/strong> option, here are the steps to turn on the annotation feature for your meetings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open Zoom profile (<strong>My Profile<\/strong>). The URL would look like https:\/\/yourorg.zoom.us\/profile\/setting<\/li><li>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Meeting tab<\/strong> &gt; <strong>In Meeting (Basic)<\/strong><\/li><li>Scroll to the <strong>Annotation<\/strong> section and turn it on<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-830\" width=\"1002\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/image.png 1002w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/image-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/image-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/image-500x168.png 500w, https:\/\/mutesoft.com\/spaces\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/image-800x268.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><figcaption>Zoom Annotation configuration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zoom has a cool annotation feature that allows participants to use annotation tools to add information to shared screens. 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