There are several applications out there for doing this and each has its own features. Generally there are the web conferencing type solutions and the remote log in to my computer solutions.
For the Web Conferencing type solutions (I think even skype has a version) you connect together each logging into the same conference ID. Then the sharing side clicks a share button and the display will appear in a browser window. Back to my Mac is an example of the other type of connection. In this case both connections login with the same account on a server. Essentially you register a computer with the service and then a background process is available. When you login to that service from a different computer it will list the computers currently listening on your account and you pick the one you want. At that point you take control of the system. Also, in most cases the systems on either side of the connection don’t need to be running the same operating system. con Will you need Voiceover directed through the connection also? Best wishes, Jonathan > On 7 Apr 2016, at 01:08, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I need to help a friend on a Mac halfway across the country. > > I have researched screen sharing via Google but am having a difficult time > wrapping my mind around how it works. > > I would greatly appreciate it if someone could outline the broad strokes on > how to set such a connection up and how to use it. > > Both Macs will be running El Capitan. > > Thank you, > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
