Entering a webinar
To enter a webinar, you can click on 'Open live webinar' in the webinar dashboard to enter the webinar room.
Joining webinar before start
This is the screen you will see when entering a webinar that has not started yet:
The first icon toggles your camera. If this icon is red, your camera is disabled.
The second icon toggles your microphone. If this icon is red, you’re muted. The audio indicator below the settings will also display a warning to indicate this.
The third icon toggles your virtual background. If this icon is dark blue, you have a virtual background enabled.
Take a moment to configure your settings. Choose the correct camera and microphone and check the audio indicator below the video to make sure your chosen microphone is working properly. Don’t worry! This can all still be changed later.
When you’re done, click 'Enter webinar' to proceed to the webinar room.
Joining webinar after start
It is also possible to join a webinar after it has started. This comes with a few changes in the webinar preparation room. When entering the webinar preparation room of a webinar that has started, you will see the following screen:
Once you're done configuring your settings you can choose 'Join off stage' or 'Join stage' to proceed to the webinar room.
Connected presenters will immediately appear on screen for both viewers and presenters if they choose 'Join stage'.
Go over these last few steps to prepare to go live!
Starting a webinar
To start your webinar, you can follow the following steps:
1. Make sure you're ready to host your webinar
2. Click on 'Start live webinar' .
3. A pop-up window will appear asking you to confirm this.
4. Click on 'Go live!' in the pop-up window to start the live webinar.
5. You're live! Your webinar will automatically be recorded.
Please note! Only team members with the correct abilities can start the webinar.
The webinar will now start and the indicators on the webinar page will change to reflect this fact. On the left side, the status indicator will change to ‘LIVE’, while on the right side, the duration timer will start running. The number next to the viewers icon will show you how many viewers you currently have.
The duration limit of your webinar depends on your subscription. You can find an overview of our subscriptions and limits here.
If you attempt to start your live webinar more than 5 minutes before its scheduled time, a notification will appear asking you if you’re sure that you want to start the webinar. This notification is there to prevent your viewers from missing part of your webinar as they cannot enter the webinar room until 5 minutes before the scheduled start time.
To learn more about all of the webinar room controls, read this article.
During the live webinar you can switch to a different microphone and camera whenever you wish to do so. You can read more about that here.