# Controlling video playback
To control the playback of a video, open your menu or tablet, select **Shared Screen** 
**,** and then, in the upper-left corner of the page, select **Shared Screen**. You can use the following controls:
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On some devices, controls appear only when you move your mouse pointer or controller over the Shared Screen. If no controls appear, you don't have permission to control the video.
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Play the video, if paused or stopped
 Pause the video
 Stop the video
 Stop the video and remove it from the Media page
 Skip back 10 seconds
 Skip forward 10 seconds
 Toggle the video to loop (automatically restarts after it finishes)
 Access volume controls
* Drag the play head or select a point on the seek bar to jump to a different point in the video:
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