Share iPad screen in a video conference through Google Meet, Zoom, Cisco WebEx, Microsoft Teams, etc.

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Step 1: Connect the iPad to your Mac’s USB ports (identify ports) using the appropriate Lighting to USB cable

Macbook with USBA PortMacbook with USB-C Port

Macbook with USB A port
USB C Ports
Lightning to USB-CALightning to USB-C
Lightning to USBA CableLightning to USB-C Cable

Step 2: Open the QuickTime application by navigating to the Spotlight search in the top right corner of your macOS. Click it.
Spotlight icon in top right corner of MacOS

When the search field opens type Quicktime and press enter.
Spotlight Quicktime search

Step 3: When QuickTime software loads select New Movie Recording from the File drop down menu.
Quicktime New Movie Recording menu

Step 4: Hover your mouse over the Quicktime window, click the drop down icon next to the red record button and select USB Camera. 
Choose iPad from Camera menu

Step 5: The QuickTime software should now be reading a live video feed from the full screen of your iPad.

Step 6: You can now take screen shots of the displayed content or you may even cast the microscope feed by sharing your full screen or the QuickTime app from the video conferencing software of your choice, such as via Zoom, Google Meets, WebEx, etc.

Sharing from Zoom

From within Zoom, hover your cursor over the middle of the Zoom screen and the bottom menu bar will appear, click Share Screen.

Then choose the window that displays the iPad Screen. It will be the option displayed as “Quicktime Player – Movie Recording”.

Finally, click the Blue Share button


Sharing from Google Meets

From within Google Meets hover your cursor over the middle of the Google Meet screen and the bottom menu bar will appear, click Present Now.
Present Now from Within Google Meets
Then choose, A Window
A Window choice from Google Meet
and select the window that displays the iPad Screen. It will be the option displayed as “Movie Recording”.
Select the iPad Window in Quicktime app

For Teams, WebEx, etc, the share functionality works in a similar fashion.



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