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Chill0712
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February 7, 2022
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Disappearance of Cursor while sharing screen

  • February 7, 2022
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Hi - I recently purchased a Macbook Air OS and I haven't had this experience before - My Cursor disappears whenever I share my screen (no other time) does anyone know how to fix this? 

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    Bri
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    Bri
    Community Manager
    February 14, 2022

    Hi @Chill0712! I realize it's been a week since you initially posted, but are you still having this issue? 

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    JWoah14
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    June 16, 2022

    I'm having this problem this well. I teach creative writing classes with sometimes more than 30 students, and it's extremely difficult to maintain the presentation, the chat, and the students' videos when the mouse disappears every time I use the presentation.

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      djkljklds
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      June 27, 2022

      I get this. It's extremely inconvenient. Is there a fix? 

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      emichan873
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      November 21, 2022

      Hi, did you find a fix for this? Having the same issue with MacBook and MS PPT

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      msgitin
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      April 20, 2023

      When I select airplay (to my Apple TV) on my 2020 MacBook Air, I lose control over my laptop. Not only the cursor but the whole screen goes to start up page and I have to force quit. The class I'm attending does show on the TV screen but the teacher cannot see me. And I need the cursor to be able to change view, use chat etc. Thanks for any fixes. 

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      gamesfreak26
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      May 19, 2023

      I'm on Fedora 38 for work.  It seems to happen when share my entire screen and I have my window maximised.  I can't see my mouse pointer. 

       

      It's fine when whatever I want to share is in windowed mode but it's super annoying. 

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      willjoe2442
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      May 19, 2023

      If the Zoom meeting controls disappear when you share your screen, select More from the Screen Share Meeting Control Toolbar and click on the Hide Floating Meeting Controls option or press the Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H keys to toggle their display.

       

       

      Regards,

      Will

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      msgitin
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      May 23, 2023

      Thanks. But my issue is not about screen sharing. The problem is when I select airplay/screenshare from my Power Book to my Apple TV (so I can see my online yoga teacher), I lose the cursor on my laptop so I cannot control the sound or view or anything.  Until this year, screen mirroring on Zoom allowed me to see both the small screen and large screen. 

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      msgitin
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      May 23, 2023

      The reason I need visible controls on the laptop is so I can turn my camera on, and my mic off and on at my teachers request. But I need the large Apple TV screen so I can practice without my glasses. Now, as soon as I turn on airplay, my screen goes to a blank home page and the cursor disappears even though the TV shows what should be there. I hope this is more clear. Thank you. 

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      Lizziepeet
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      March 21, 2025

      I have the same problem…my old iMac 2010 worked perfectly…got a new refurbished up to date with iOS Sequoa and updated zoom, and now cursor disappears when I share screen on zoom w students. Sux! I hate updates! What settings do I need to check?

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