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How to activate Slides as background?

Mark_C_TH
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Explorer

‎2025-01-16 06:41 AM

I am using MacBookAir MacOS 14.7.2 and Zoom 6.3.5. I would like to share power point presentation so that I will be seen in front of the slides. However, the advanced option slides as background is not possible. When I choose Share / advanced the option slides as background is not available. There is a small yellow triangle with exclamation mark inside. What to do? If you reply to my problem, please keep your language simple as English is my thurd language - meaning not very strong.

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bstrelko
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

‎2025-01-16 08:01 AM - edited ‎2025-01-16 08:04 AM

This feature was deprecated by Zoom in 6.3.0 (December 2024 release):

bstrelko_0-1737043212388.png

 

Per Zoom, the best/new way to achieve this is via Screen Sharing Presenter Layouts:
https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0074062

 

EDIT: But upon eating the dog food and testing this on my own device, I see that Zoom will not allow me to select Slides as an option, even when following these instructions. I smell a bug (or documentation that needs refining)!!