{"id":48604,"date":"2019-06-01T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=48604"},"modified":"2019-06-24T08:43:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:43:42","slug":"tipoff-1-view-someones-screen-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/48604-tipoff-1-view-someones-screen-remotely\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f680; TipOff #1: View Someone\u2019s Screen Remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever had to help a friend or relative troubleshoot their Mac? An easy way to view someone else\u2019s screen or control their Mac over the internet is to launch Screen Sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Search for Screen Sharing with Spotlight (Cmd + Space), then enter the Apple ID of the person you\u2019re trying to contact.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49866\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Sharing.png\" alt=\"Screen Sharing\" width=\"430\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Sharing.png 430w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Sharing-284x83.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Sharing-190x56.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Sharing-190x56@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If neither of you knows it, have them look in the iCloud pane of System Preferences. 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