You don't need screen sharing turned on in system preferences, but as Tim pointed out, it doesn't work for iMessages. What you can do is use an AIM or Google or yahoo instant message account on both ends and it will work.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX Mountain Lion and LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jun 14, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Rhonda Hornbacher <rhondahornbac...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Mac Friends, > > When I attempted to try out screen sharing in the messages application the > screen sharing was indeed turned off in system preferences > . Am I to understand that it is not necessary for this to be enabled? > > > Also when doing my test, I was using my Apple ID and so was the person I was > attempting to screen share with. Do I need to change this? > > Thanks again for all of your valuable assistance! > > Have a fantastic day, > Rhonda > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
