Sharing your screen to a ViewSonic interactive display


 

Table of Contents

Turning on the Miracast feature on the display

- Go to the home screen

- Tap the down arrow to view all the apps

- Tap on the Miracast app

- The Miracast app window will appear

- Tap on the switch to the right of the word "Miracast" to turn on the mirroring feature

- Note the device name that appears under "Device Name". This is the name of the display you will connect to on your laptop

 

Starting a screen sharing session 

- On the windows laptop, press the Windows and K keys on the keyboard at the same time

- A side menu will appear on the right side of the screen

- Click on the display to connect to it. The display in the list will have the same name as the device name on physical display.

- Once connected, the status under the display you clicked on will change to "Connected".

- If needed you can change the way content is displayed by clicking "Change projection mode".

- You can select from either "Duplicate" or "Extend". Duplicate will mirror your laptop screen to the display. Extend will treat the display as a second monitor

NOTE: You can also change the projection mode later by pressing the Windows and P keys on the keyboard at the same time.

A menu bar will also appear at the top of the screen. When you are finished with the session you can click "Disconnect" to stop sharing the laptop to the display.

 



Article ID: 1201
Created: August 14, 2023
Last Updated: August 18, 2023

Online URL: https://kb.lawrence.k12.ma.us/article.php?id=1201