Meetings: Presenter Features

The Presenter has the option to upload files for display during the session, as well as the ability to screenshare. However, both options cannot be performed at the same time, so the Presenter must plan ahead to determine which option will best suit the session’s activities.

Consider your bandwidth connection when planning your Meetings activities.

Presenter Activities Suitable for BOTH Lower and Higher Bandwidth Connections

Whether you have lower or higher bandwidth, there are a number of activities that the Presenter can do in Meetings:

• Upload a Presentation (plus how to upload multiple files, enable user download during the session, and quickly switch between multiple files)
• Preparing a document or presentation as a PDF for use during a Meetings session (Warpwire video)
• Control the slide navigation
• Use the whiteboard
• Enable multi-user whiteboard or select *one* participant to use the whiteboard
• Start a poll instructions or start a poll video (plus how to use a custom poll and "user response" or "open-ended response" polls)
  • Use smart slides (PowerPoint slides created before the session)
  • Here is a PowerPoint file containing example "poll" slides you can use to create quick polls within your presentation)
• Share an external video or share a video while screensharing
• Users and Instructors can:
  • Display multiple student webcams in a live session
  • Move webcams in a live session
  • Make webcams display larger
  • View closed captions

Presenter Activity Suitable for Higher Bandwidth ONLY (Screensharing)

To share your desktop or display websites (or software applications that are located on your computer), you will need to share your screen.

To successfully share your screen, you MUST use Chrome or Firefox and NOT a mobile device.

Using Chrome

• Share your screen to view a website or demonstrate an application
  • Using Chrome web browser
    (Choose: “Your Entire Screen”)
  

  Using Firefox

  • Using Firefox web browser
    (Choose “Entire Screen” [the last option] to share your screen OR you can share a specific web browser tab or a specific application application)
  

  Returning to Meetings after Screensharing

  After sharing a browser tab

  When you are done sharing a website, return to Meetings by either closing the website's tab or clicking the Meetings tab.
  

  After sharing an application on your computer

  Your web browser will still be open behind your application. Close the application (or minimize it, if available).
  

  Ending a Screenshare

  1. On the floating toolbar, click Stop sharing, or click the Monitor icon located below the presentation area.
     
  2. A message should display: "Screenshare has ended".
  3. The presentation area will display to your students

  Can a Video be Displayed while Screensharing?

  • Yes! On Windows and a Mac AND Chrome
  • Otherwise, you can stop screensharing, and use the Share external video feature

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