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Zoom floating panel hide on linux

adnanakhlasdev
Newcomer
Newcomer

Hi there,
I'm using zoom on Ubuntu 22.04. On zoom when I start sharing my screen. There is a irritating floating panel. And there is no option to hide the floating panel. But, in windows and mac there is a option to hide the zoom floating panel. Is there any way to hide the zoom floating panel while sharing the screen in Ubuntu.

 

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1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Zoom_Hobbyist
Explorer
Explorer
  1. Please open the Zoom app (5.17.5) as I have done on Ubuntu Linux 23.10
  2. Please click your photo at top right to reveal pop-up menu
  3. Please click SETTINGS
  4. Please UNCHECK the ALWAYS SHOW MEETING CONTROLS checkbox

 

Now your floating toolbar should disappear during content sharing.

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inurwansah
Newcomer
Newcomer

I'm also facing this thing. It is so distracting when I share the screen. I use Ubuntu 23.04.  I hope this feature will be added to the next version update. 

almondtree
Newcomer
Newcomer

For my fellow Linux users until Zoom fixes this: The only clunky work around I have found is that this toolbar is moveable, so I can push it mostly off-screen to where only a little piece of it is showing on the side of the screen but it minimizes how much of the screen it is covering when I am sharing. It would be very nice for Zoom to add this feature for Linux users as well! I teach online all the time and this would be very helpful.

Zoom_Hobbyist
Explorer
Explorer
  1. Please open the Zoom app (5.17.5) as I have done on Ubuntu Linux 23.10
  2. Please click your photo at top right to reveal pop-up menu
  3. Please click SETTINGS
  4. Please UNCHECK the ALWAYS SHOW MEETING CONTROLS checkbox

 

Now your floating toolbar should disappear during content sharing.

almondtree
Newcomer
Newcomer

Beautiful, very simple - thank you!!

CarlaA
Community Moderator | Employee
Community Moderator | Employee

Hi @adnanakhlasdev! @Zoom_Hobbyist  provided a useful answer, and I've marked it as the accepted solution. If you have any more questions, feel free to reach out!


 


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