Re: Big Sur and screen sharing

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Oh gosh, you're totally right. I see that now, but it's dimmed out for his
account, which must mean he has Screen Sharing disabled (not sure how that
happened, but it's a different question). Thank you!

./s


On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 6:54 PM David Schwartz <david-JZgOgbMrZX1Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:

> =E2=80=9CInvite to share screen=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CAsk to share screen=
=E2=80=9D are still present in
> the =E2=80=9CConversations=E2=80=9D menu in Messages 14.0 .
>
> -David
>
>
>
> > On Mar 4, 2021, at 6:51 PM, Scot Hacker <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > In Catalina and earlier, I relied  on a feature that was kind of hidden=
.
> In Messages, you could select a person, then pull down Buddies | Ask to
> Share Screen. This is how I helped my 84-yr-old non-tech father with
> computer problems all the time, and it worked great. He didn't need to do
> or know anything - he could just click Accept. Now I've upgraded to Big S=
ur
> (he hasn't). I just tried to help with something and was frustrated to fi=
nd
> that that option is totally gone from the Messages app. I've looked for
> equivalent functionality in the Contacts app but don't see it there eithe=
r.
> >
> > What is the absolute easiest way for me to request to take control of
> his screen remotely now, without him having to install anything?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Scot
>
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On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 6:54 PM David Schwartz &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:david@y=
esdavid.com">david-JZgOgbMrZX1Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
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rder-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
=E2=80=9CInvite to share screen=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CAsk to share screen=
=E2=80=9D are still present in the =E2=80=9CConversations=E2=80=9D menu in =
Messages 14.0 .<br>
<br>
-David<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
&gt; On Mar 4, 2021, at 6:51 PM, Scot Hacker &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shacker@=
birdhouse.org" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; In Catalina and earlier, I relied=C2=A0 on a feature that was kind of =
hidden. In Messages, you could select a person, then pull down Buddies | As=
k to Share Screen. This is how I helped my 84-yr-old non-tech father with c=
omputer problems all the time, and it worked great. He didn&#39;t need to d=
o or know anything - he could just click Accept. Now I&#39;ve upgraded to B=
ig Sur (he hasn&#39;t). I just tried to help with something and was frustra=
ted to find that that option is totally gone from the Messages app. I&#39;v=
e looked for equivalent functionality in the Contacts app but don&#39;t see=
 it there either.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; What is the absolute easiest way for me to request to take control of =
his screen remotely now, without him having to install anything? <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Thanks,<br>
&gt; Scot<br>
<br>
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