[Windows] Interacting with a shared screen
When viewing a shared screen, you can control the interaction using the guest toolbar at the top of the viewing window.
- Mouse Modes - How to use the various cursor interaction options
- Paint Mode - How to draw on your pair's screen using colored paint
- Text Annotation - How to temporarily write text on your pair's screen
- Keyboard Modes - How to control what keystrokes are sent to your pair
- Reactions - How to send fun reactions to your pair
- Stream Resolution - How to control the stream resolution on the call
Mouse Modes
Tuple supports multiple ways of using your mouse to interact with a shared screen:
Remote control
In this mode, you can use your mouse to interact with the shared screen.
Highlight Click
When using Highlight Click, clicks will create a pulsing indicator for a few seconds on the host's screen. Use this mode to quickly draw your partner's attention without getting too much in the way.
Paint Mode
In Paint mode, you can click and drag to draw on your partner's screen. Anything you draw will fade away automatically after a few seconds.
Keyboard Modes
No Keyboard
Your keystrokes will never be sent to the host machine. Use this mode if you will be switching back and forth between viewing your partner's screen and doing your own typing elsewhere, so you don't accidentally interfere.
Keyboard
This mode will transmit all of your keystrokes to the shared machine. Note that Tuple does not translate modifier keys when connecting to a host that's on macOS. For example, if you want to issue a keyboard shortcut on macOS that utilizes the command key (β), you could use the Windows key (β) instead.
Reactions
We have many reactions you can send while viewing a screen.
Emoji Reactions π₯
Send π₯, β€οΈ, π, π€―, π, or π€ to your pair.
Confetti π
Essential for a pairing session. When you and your pair have accomplished something truly great, send some confetti to celebrate.
Ship it π’
Code looking good to go? Use this one.
Table Flip (β―Β°β‘Β°)β―οΈ΅ β»ββ»
Legacy code got you flipping out? Send this reaction.
This is fine πΆπ₯
Everything a dumpster fire? Send this animation of KC Green's classic comic.
Stream Resolution
The initial Stream Resolution setting is based on the call initiator's preference but can be temporarily modified by the guest during a call.
If you aren't doing a lot of typing or clicking on the shared screen, you should crank this up to get the sharpest image. However, if you want very snappy responses to your keystrokes, then you can get lower latency by reducing the resolution of the video.