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Zoom Control Location When Sharing

drewl
Newcomer
Newcomer

I have a second monitor connected to my PC.  When I share an app on Zoom the Zoom controls show up at the top of monitor 2.  I would prefer they stay on monitor 1 (PC monitor).  How can I change this?

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ScottySum
Zoom Employee
Zoom Employee

Toggle the Use dual monitors check box - as if you were following these steps:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362583-Using-Zoom-desktop-client-with-dual-monitors

Unfortunately enabling "Use dual monitors" didn't change the floating meeting controls default location for me. The floating meeting controls still default to the external display (2) rather than the built-in display (1). 

 

Even if I move them to the built-in display (1), they default back to the external display (2) next time I share my screen.

 

Indeed, even if I disable "Show my Zoom Windows to other participants" and/or enable "Share selected app window only" and/or share only a specific app (rather than, say, "Desktop 2" on macOS) the floating meeting controls default to the external display (2) rather than the built-in display (1). (This means that—among other things—this other post is not actually "solved": https://community.zoom.com/t5/Meetings/Floating-controls-when-sharing-screen/m-p/16000).

 

So I have to pause presenting every time I restart a Zoom session, move into the room to see the projector, drag the floating meeting controls to my main monitor, and then return to the podium. It's more disruptive than what I experience on any other video conferencing software.

(I've submitted a feature request.)