Taking notes during a video call on a Mac

Put the call in a third of the screen and notes in two thirds. People's faces are still clear at a third, and notes get room to write.

Tips

• Use speaker view or a single row of faces so the call works at a small size.
• If the call shrinks into a floating mini window when you switch apps, that is fine for listening; expand it when you present.
• Share a single window rather than the whole screen, so your notes stay private. See screen sharing layouts.

When there is a shared document too

Call, notes and a shared document are three windows. On a laptop that is a squeeze. On a ClutterFreeMac strip, the call and notes share the screen, the document is in the next column, and a swipe moves between them without the call ever ending up behind something.