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Newcomer
August 19, 2025
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How to hide Tool Bar

  • August 19, 2025
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How do I hide the tool bar , my students find very annoying to see the black bar on their screen whenever I share screen, Tq.

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ExpertswhoJohn
Community Super Champion | Customer
Community Super Champion | Customer
August 19, 2025

hi @BentleyLee ,

Welcome to the forum,

If you see a black bar, then Zoom is having a hard time processing all your graphics. 
It is concerned that your device does not have power to process the screen.
all the best

 

John

 

Newcomer
December 28, 2025

No. That's absolute BS. This happens when you switch from Sharing screen to not sharing anymore. It has NOTHING to do with computer's graphics.

Newcomer
August 25, 2025

I have to disagree with John; as far as I know, *everyone* watching sees a black bar where the Host sees the toolbar. And getting rid of it is quite simple -- use the shortcut ^alt-sh-h.

storyhub
Community Super Champion | Customer
Community Super Champion | Customer
August 25, 2025

This varies by device and OS which you did not share. Personally, I never see the menu bar or annotation bar when screen sharing.

Newcomer
August 25, 2025

I use Windows 11 with a Dell 9315 and with me, it appears right after you screen-share. I can disappear it with the shortcut but another problem is that on Zooms with Waiting Rooms, it appears -- along with a chime -- every time someone enters or leaves the meeting.