With Zoom client version 5.17 some additional sharing options have been added. These settings are available when you are presenting from your laptop using a webcam.  They are not available in our Learning Studios, Labs, or on campus meeting Zoom rooms. 

While in a meeting, when you click the Share button to pull up the "Select a window or application that you want to share" page, you should now have a Layouts section on the right side of the page. It will default to the standard layout, but there are 3 additional layouts that you can choose from. Two of those layouts also have a wallpaper option that you can change.

Layout Options

There is a small preview of what each layout looks like, but I'll also provide an image of what the participant view looks like for each layout option:

Selecting a layout option that has an additional wallpaper choice will replace the black background with the wallpaper image of your choice:

Important Notes:

- Keep in mind if you use one of the layouts that put you over the top of your slides, you may unintentionally cover up some of the content on that slide. Students do have the option to move the image around to see behind it. Make sure you design your slides to allow room for your video if you choose one of those layouts.

- You may also click on yourself in any of the layouts to resize or move yourself to different parts of the screen. Unfortunately Zoom does not yet allow you to preview your slide, so it could still be difficult to position yourself correctly in a spot that doesn't block your slide content.

- Repositioning your video may be useful using the side-by-side layout which allows you to adjust the size and position of both you and the content. Just click on yourself or the content placeholder and drag or stretch into position. Be careful not to change the height/width ratio too much or you may distort the image.