How to Share and Play a Video with Sound During a Zoom Meeting

At a Glance

In this guide, you’ll learn how to share a video during a Zoom meeting.

Zoom screen sharing allows you to share the desktop, window, application, or audio/video. If audio is an important part of your shared content, you can also send the computer’s audio to the remote attendees directly when sharing. The high-quality audio will produce a more professional and immersive sharing experience.

How to Share a Video on Zoom

1. Prepare the video by opening it in either a media player or your web browser. Note: You may want to do this before the meeting begins.
2. During the meeting, click the Share Screen button in the Meeting Toolbar.
   
3. In the Share window:
   • Select the program or desktop you want to share (e.g. A media player app or a video open in a browser window).
   • In the bottom-left corner:
     • Select the Share Sound checkbox.
     • Select Optimize for video clip checkbox.
       
   • Click Share in the bottom-right corner to begin sharing with your device’s audio included.