Turning on Proximity Sharing for RingCentral Rooms in the RingCentral desktop app
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Participants in RingCentral Rooms can share their screens with Proximity Sharing in the RingCentral desktop app. Proximity Sharing uses Bluetooth to connect the RingCentral app with the Rooms host's device when a participant clicks **Share Screen**.

Turning on Proximity Sharing for RingCentral Rooms
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* In the left navigation bar, go to **Settings**.
* Click the **Video** tab in the left pane.
* Under **Rooms** , click the toggle to **Allow direct sharing in Rooms** .

  ![Allow direct sharing](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/sf-migration/en_US/RC_US/RingCentral_Rooms/Enabling-Proximity-Sharing-RingCentral-Rooms-RingCentral-app/proximity_sharing2.png)

Using Proximity Sharing for RingCentral Rooms
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* In the left navigation bar, go to **Video**.
* In the left pane, click the **Upcoming meetings** tab.
* Click **Share in room** .

  ![share in room](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/sf-migration/en_US/RC_US/RingCentral_Rooms/Enabling-Proximity-Sharing-RingCentral-Rooms-RingCentral-app/proximity_sharing3.png)

  Note: If you haven't allowed RingCentral Rooms to access your Bluetooth, you will receive a prompt asking for Bluetooth access. Click **Share** to grant access.

  ![Click share](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/sf-migration/en_US/RC_US/RingCentral_Rooms/Enabling-Proximity-Sharing-RingCentral-Rooms-RingCentral-app/proximity_sharing4.png)

* Select the Room you want to share. You can find the Rooms using one of these methods:
  * **Proximity** : If there are available Rooms nearby, you'll see a list of them. Click the Room you're using, then click **Select** .

    Note: The Proximity tool is available only in the RingCentral desktop app.

    ![Select room](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/sf-migration/en_US/RC_US/RingCentral_Rooms/Enabling-Proximity-Sharing-RingCentral-Rooms-RingCentral-app/proximity_sharing5.png)

  * **Meeting ID** : If you can't find your Room using the Proximity method, you can enter the meeting ID by clicking enter meeting ID.

    Note: If no Rooms are detected within 10 seconds, this option will appear automatically.

    ![Enter Meeting ID](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/sf-migration/en_US/RC_US/RingCentral_Rooms/Enabling-Proximity-Sharing-RingCentral-Rooms-RingCentral-app/proximity_sharing6.png)

* Select the screen you want to share, then click **Select**.

Stopping screen sharing
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You can stop screen sharing from the RingCentral app by clicking the **Stop sharing** button in the **Upcoming meetings tab**.