IBM Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing Quick Start Guide

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View Meeting Information

You can obtain the following information about a meeting:

  • Meeting Details: Includes start time, duration, Moderator's name, and more. You can see the meeting details for scheduled, finished, or recorded meetings by clicking the meeting name in the Meeting Center. During an active meeting, choose Meeting - Meeting Details.


  • Meeting Participants: During a meeting, the number of participants appears in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. The Participant List displays the names of everyone attending the meeting. The Participant List also shows you:


  • Graphic of the currently speaking icon The Person Who is Currently Speaking (In meetings with computer audio)

    Graphic of the waiting to speak icon Participants Waiting to Speak (In meetings using the Request Microphone mode of computer audio)

    Graphic of the raised hand icon Hands Raised (The number of hands raised appears in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.)

  • Participant List Details: During a meeting, click the Participant List details button Graphic of the Participant List details button to see more information about meeting participants, including:


  • Graphic of the Moderator icon The Moderator

    Graphic of the sharing icon Who is sharing the screen

    Graphic of the controlling icon Who controls the shared screen

    Graphic of the permission icon Who has permission to speak and permission to edit/share. Only the Moderator can see the permissions columns. The permission to speak column appears only if a meeting includes computer audio or video.

  • Most Recent Web Page: During a meeting, select the Web Pages tab and then click Go to view the most recently sent Web page.


  • Tallied Poll Responses: If the Moderator shares the poll responses, you can see them in the Poll Tab. Click the arrow next to the "Questions asked" drop-down list, and select the appropriate question.


  • A/V Tools: During a meeting, see which participants have cameras, microphones, and speakers by selecting a name in the Participant List and choosing Meeting - People - Participants' A/V Tools.


  • Permissions: During a meeting, you can see participants' permissions by moving your mouse over the names in the Participant List and reading the tooltip that appears. The Moderator can also view participants' permissions in the Participant List details.


  • Status Bar: The status bar at the bottom of the Meeting Room displays messages and information about the meeting, such as the elapsed or remaining meeting time, the number of participants, and the number of hands raised. If you see a locked padlock icon on the status bar, the meeting content has been secured with encryption. If the padlock icon is unlocked, the meeting has not been secured with encryption.


  • Status Details: If you want more information about the meeting (such as whether the meeting is being recorded) or if you are having a technical problem during the meeting, click the status details button in the status bar. The button might have an "i" for information, an "!" for a warning, or an "X" for an alert. To solve a technical issue, find the issue in the Status Details dialog box and implement the suggested solution. Click the icon on the left side of the Status Details dialog box to view the full text of an item.


  • Audio/Video Preferences: You can view and edit your audio and video preferences for the Meeting Room by clicking the preferences button Graphic of the preferences button beside the audio controls or in the video window.



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For more detailed information about using IBM Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing, refer to the IBM Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing User's Guide.

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