HOW TO DO ANYTHING ON YOUR MAC, iPHONE & iPAD
Whether near or far, it’s easy to share your Mac’s screen with someone else
WHATEVER THE REASON, sharing a screen from one Mac to another is pretty simple, whether you’re in the same room or another continent. You don’t need third–party software — though there are third–party tools that add more features — and you can even copy and paste from one Mac to the other. All the tools you need are built right into macOS. Screen sharing has been around for ages, but if you want to share a screen in FaceTime or Messages using SharePlay, you’ll need to be running macOS 12 or later.
1 Share on a local network
On the Mac whose screen you want to share, go to System Settings > General > Sharing. Turn on Screen Sharing. Click the “i” and take a note of the VNC address. Choose whether to allow access to all or specific users.
2 Allow more access
Click Computer Settings. If you want to access the Mac’s screen from a PC or iPad third–party client, click “VNC viewers may…”. If you want to allow anyone to request permission to view your screen, enable that.
3 Start sharing
On the other Mac, open a Finder window, click Network in the sidebar, click the first Mac and choose Share Screen. Alternatively, click the Go menu, choose Connect to Server, and type in the VNC address you noted.
4 Screen share remotely
On the Mac you want to share to, invoke Spotlight, search for “Screen Sharing” and click it to launch it. In the “Connect to” window that opens, type the Apple ID to which the other Mac is logged in, then click Connect.
