Sharing your Desktop with Another Person (Desktop Sharing)

Use the Desktop Sharing feature to invite anyone with an Internet connection to use or view your computer.

When should you use Desktop Sharing?

When you are sitting at a computer that is running Pro
When you want someone to see your desktop (for example, so you can show how to do something)
When you want someone to be able to control your desktop (for example, to help you solve a problem with your computer)

Note: You will be able to choose to allow full remote control or desktop viewing when your guest makes a connection to your computer.

For security reasons, the following features are not available in a Desktop Sharing session:

File Transfer
Clipboard Sync
Remote Printing

Can't access this feature? If the host was installed by an administrator or via an Installation Link from Central, your administrator may have restricted your access to this feature. Contact your administrator for more information.

How to Send a Desktop Sharing Invitation

There are two ways to initiate the Desktop Sharing process.
- Option 1. On the computer you want to share, open the LogMeIn Control Panel and select the Desktop Sharing tab.
- Option 2. On the computer you want to share, select the host icon in the system tray and select Share my desktop... from the menu.
  
  Windows
  
  Mac
On the Desktop Sharing tab, select Send an Invitation....

Result: The Invitation Details dialog box is displayed.
Enter Invitation Details:
1. Enter a Title for your invitation. This helps you track your invitations.
2. Specify how long the invitation will remain open. The invitation will expire if the invitee does not accept within the given amount of time.
Select Next.
Choose an Invitation Method (how you want the invitation to be sent):
- Choose Send an email on my behalf to allow the host software to send an email
- Choose I will send an invitation myself to send the invitation using your chosen email program
Select Next.
Send the invitation:
- If you chose I will send an invitation myself, you must copy the link and send it using your chosen email program.
- If you chose Send an email on my behalf, you must enter an email address and message to the recipient and select Next to send.
  Tip: LogMeIn Pro provides the invitation email in all supported languages. Use the Message Language drop-down to select a language.
Select Finish to exit the sharing process.

Results: The email recipient clicks the invitation link to activate the session. You are prompted to acknowledge your guest and grant either remote control rights or desktop viewing rights.

Note: For security reasons, you are always prompted when the invited user starts the desktop share session and you cannot block this notification on your computer.

How to Disable/Enable or Delete a Desktop Sharing Invitation

Desktop Sharing invitations can be cancelled or temporarily disabled.

Open the LogMeIn Control Panel and select the Desktop Sharing tab.
Under Current Invitations, select the invitation you want to disable/enable or delete.
- Select Disable or Activate to deactivate or activate the invitation
- Select Remove to cancel the invitation and remove it from the list

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