Panopto: Changing Screen Sharing Permissions on Macs

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Panopto Capture may require you to enable your browser to record your screen. Please follow the directions below to enable your browser to record your screen. The example is using Catalina 10.15 MacOS and Google Chrome, but this general process can be used with other MacOS versions and browsers.

Step-by-step Directions

1. Locate and select System Preferences in the Dock.

image showing to select System Preferences on the Mac's Dock

2. Select Security & Privacy within the System Preferences window.

image showing to select Security & Privacy located next to Extensions

4. Check the box next to Google Chrome (or the preferred browser)

We strongly recommend using Google Chrome, but Mozilla FireFox is also acceptable. Please avoid using Safari and Internet Explorer.

image showing to check the box next to Google Chrome on the menu on the right

5. Select Quit Now.

When you select Quit Now the browser will completely close out. If you need to save any content open in your browser, please do so before selecting Quit Now.