Set Up Mac Screen Sharing

Screen sharing is a helpful feature built into Macs. It’s easy to set up a Mac to share your screen, files, and services with other users on your network, access documents and apps remotely, or restart your Mac remotely. The first step is to turn on screen sharing on your Mac and the Mac you want to access.

Start Screen Sharing Using the Target Mac’s Address

After you enable screen sharing on both machines, the other party can connect to your computer and initiate a screen-sharing session by using your Mac’s address.

Start a Screen-Sharing Session Using the Finder Sidebar

Using the Finder Sidebar is a fast method for locating the target Mac by name to start screen sharing.

Start a Screen-Sharing Session From Messages

Using the Messages app on your Mac is another easy way to start a screen-sharing session.