Take the 2-minute tour ×  I used to use the share screen feature
in skype to support people and or show people how to do
things...  I've upgraded to version 5.0 for PC, and I can no
longer find the screen share option!  Apparently you can use
video call to share your screen, however when I press on that it
tells me I don't have a webcam.  Do skype 5.0 users need to buy
a webcam in order to screen share like they could in previous
versions?  share|improve this question  1 Answer 1  up vote 2
down vote accepted  Try starting a call first (not a group one)
and you should see Call Sharing on the dark side of the screen
as told here: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=622763
It seems to be a bug with video devices in beta versions of
skype 5, are you using a stable release?  share|improve this
answer Thanks for this - it does turn out you can share screen
once you make a voice/video call. It's a shame it was removed
from simple IM conversations though! I'm using the latest stable
release ( (PS. it also bu