Slack's new screen-sharing tool lets coworkers control your computer

The collaborative workplace platform Slack just announced its adding one of its most requested features: a new screen-sharing tool.

Slack previously allowed users on a call to share screens with other collaborators, but now, Slack users can also allow others to interact with the screen in a number of ways, including typing, drawing, and editing on the screen.

Here’s an example of a Slack screen with multiple participants interacting at once:

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To enhance its screen-sharing ability, Slack acquired the collaborative workplace app Screenhero in 2014 and has been incrementally moving Screenhero’s interactive features into the official Slack apps and clients. Now, the integration is complete, and Slack says it will sunset the Screenhero on December 1.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Slack's new screen-sharing tool lets coworkers control your computer