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How to share only part of your screen.
Zoom has an option for it. In Teams and Meet, the help pages list only the entire screen, a window and, in Meet, a tab. Here is what to use in each one, and how to share just an area in any of them.
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Guide · meetings and online classes
How do you share only part of your screen in a meeting?
In Zoom, click Share, open the Advanced tab and choose Portion of Screen: a green rectangle appears and you drag its sides or corners to frame what everyone sees, even while sharing. If your administrator turns off desktop sharing, the option disappears.
The help pages of Teams and Google Meet list only the entire screen and a window (plus a tab in Meet), with no way to pick an area. To share just a region in them, use an app that crops it for you: in Sincron Screen Tools, press Ctrl + Shift + P, select the area and share the window “Screen Tools — Apresentação”.
If one app is enough, sharing only that window already keeps the rest of your screen private. In Meet, Google recommends sharing a Chrome tab to protect sensitive information.
Reviewed on October 5, 2026
Step by step
How to share part of your screen, app by app
Menu names are in English and refer to the desktop apps on Windows.
Zoom: Share > Advanced > Portion of Screen
Click Share, open the Advanced tab and select Portion of Screen. A green-bordered rectangle marks what is shared; drag its sides or corners to resize it, even during the share. If the option is missing, your administrator may have turned off desktop sharing.
Teams: share a window, or crop an area with another app
Teams offers the entire screen, a window, PowerPoint Live, Excel Live and Whiteboard, and its help pages describe no way to select an area. To share one region, crop it with Sincron (next steps) and share that window.
Google Meet: a tab, a window or the entire screen
Click Present now and pick a tab, a window or the entire screen. Meet's help pages describe no area option. Google recommends sharing a Chrome tab to protect sensitive information, and Chrome hides pop-up notifications while you present.
Any app, with Sincron: select the area
Press Ctrl + Shift + P and drag over the part of the screen you want to show. The area shows anything that appears over it, so close what you do not want anyone to see.
In the meeting, share the window “Screen Tools — Apresentação”
Choose to share a window and select it. Click Present to hide the controls; Esc in that window brings them back.
Comparison
Which option to use in each app
| App | How to share part of it | What the audience sees | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom | Share > Advanced > Portion of Screen | Only what is inside the green rectangle | Disappears if the admin turns off desktop sharing |
| Microsoft Teams | Share a window, or crop an area with Sincron | A window, or the area you cropped | The help pages list no area option |
| Google Meet | Present a tab or a window, or crop an area with Sincron | A tab, a window or the area you cropped | Chrome hides pop-up notifications while you present |
| Any other app | Sincron: Ctrl + Shift + P | The area, plus anything that appears over it | Windows only; nothing is recorded |
Options checked on Zoom, Microsoft and Google help pages on October 5, 2026.
Tips
Before you share
Silence notifications
Teams turns on Do not disturb for its own notifications by default, and Zoom has a Silence system notifications when sharing desktop setting on Windows. For everything else, turn on Windows Do not disturb yourself.
Prefer a window when one app is enough
If the audience only needs to see one application, share its window: the others see that window and nothing else.
Real limits
What to know about sharing an area
Only Zoom has it built in
Of the three, only Zoom lists a native option for sharing part of the screen. In Teams and Meet, the help pages we checked describe no area option.
An area shows whatever appears over it
If a notification or another window crosses the selected area, the audience sees it. To follow one application only, select a window instead.
The presentation window must stay outside the area
If the presentation window overlaps the area you are capturing, the output pauses to avoid a mirror effect. Move the window, pick a smaller area or capture an application window.
Windows only
Present live works on Windows 10 and 11. The app's screen for this feature is in English and Portuguese for now.
Common questions about sharing part of the screen
Can you share part of the screen in Zoom?
Yes. Click Share, open the Advanced tab and choose Portion of Screen. A green rectangle marks what is shared, and you can resize it during the meeting.
Can you share part of the screen in Microsoft Teams?
Teams' help pages list the entire screen, a window, PowerPoint Live, Excel Live and Whiteboard, with no area option. Crop an area with Sincron (Ctrl + Shift + P) and share the window “Screen Tools — Apresentação”.
Can I share part of my screen in Google Meet?
Meet lets you present a tab, a window or the entire screen. For just an area, crop it with Sincron and share its window. To protect sensitive information, Google recommends sharing a Chrome tab.
Is sharing a window enough to hide my notifications?
Sharing a window shows the others only that window. To be safe, also silence notifications: Teams and Zoom have their own settings, and you can turn on Windows Do not disturb.
Can I add my webcam while sharing an area?
Yes. Turn on the webcam in Sincron and choose a corner or a side panel; it appears inside the window you share, together with the area.
See also
Present live with your webcam
Pick a screen area or a window, add your webcam and share one clean window in Teams, Zoom or Meet.
Webcam over a shared screen
What Zoom, Teams, PowerPoint and Meet offer, and how to show camera and screen together in any app.
Draw on screen on Windows
Pen, shapes and a whiteboard over any app, with Ctrl + Shift + D.
Share exactly the part of your screen that matters.
Install Sincron Screen Tools and press Ctrl + Shift + P: select an area and share one window in Teams, Zoom or Meet.