Once you have it showing, all you have to do is click on it and then you can click on the Apple TV option to display your Mac’s screen on the big TV.ġ. So here’s a rundown of most common reasons why that icon isn’t showing along with possible ways to get it to show. You sent me a picture of your menu bar, and it just isn’t there. Unfortunately, this icon is minuscule on the Mac’s top menu bar, and it’s easy to miss. FYI, the Airplay icon is basically a rectangle with a triangle inset in the bottom, sort of looking like a television on a stand. There are a number of reasons why your Mac isn’t showing the Airplay icon, let me give you a rundown of the most common. I’m sorry to hear that you’re having problems seeing the Mac screen, are you already using Accessibility options? I’d suggest you give those a try, both the display and zoom options may be very helpful. Can you help? Here’s a picture of my menu bar: I have an Apple TV hooked up, but can’t get the Mac to display up there – there’s no Airplay icon showing on my Mac’s screen. Hi Chris, I have vision problems, and want to get my Macbook Pro’s screen to show up on my big-screen TV.
