The Chromecast is a Google dongle with which we can wirelessly send content to our television. Thus, in a very simple way, we connect it to the electrical network and to a USB port of our television set to turn it into a whole smart TV. But how can we send video to the Chromecast from our computer? And from our mobile?
Sending video to the Chromecast, or any other content such as a web page or applications such as PowerPoint for our presentations, is very easy. Anyone can do it right in just a few steps..
The first thing we have to do, of course, is connect our Chromecast to the TV's USB. It is a basic procedure that we can see explained in this link. Once we have the accessory correctly enabled, we turn on our computer.
Something that we must take into account: to send content from the computer to the Chromecast it is necessary that we use the Chrome browser , since it is fully compatible with wireless data transmission..
Send a web page to the Chromecast
We open the page that we want to see on our TV in the Chrome browser. In the upper right, click on the three points and select 'Send' .
Next, all the devices with wireless connectivity that we have at home should appear . We just have to select the one corresponding to our Chromecast and that's it..
How to cast a video to Chromecast
Imagine that you are in class with the computer and you need to send a video and share it with your classmates. How to send it?
If it is hosted on YouTube, it is very simple. In the image of the video itself, at the bottom, we can find several icons. We just have to click on the corresponding to send to Chromecast as seen in the screenshot. As before, the connected devices will appear and we will have to choose the name of our Chromecast.
What if we want to send a Powerpoint to Chromecast?
In this case, we have to refer to the first point of the article: we only have to open in the Chrome browser the PowerPoint page that we want to see on our TV screen, enter the 'Send' section and press our Chromecast. Exactly the same procedure if we want to share our word processor or any other content that we see on our computer. It is a very simple procedure and it can get us out of more than one trouble when we want to work as a team or view any content at a larger size.