View Options, Custom Arrangements, and Spotlighting
View Options
All participants have access to their own view options, where they can control whether they see the active Speaker or the Gallery view.
Speaker view will switch the large video window to whomever is currently speaking, with the rest of the participants along a strip at the top.
Gallery view lets you see thumbnail displays of participants, in a grid pattern, which expands and contracts as participants join and leave the meeting. Depending on your computer, the desktop client can display up to 49 participants in a single screen of the Gallery view.
Customizing the video order
When in Gallery view, you can click and drag videos to create a custom video order. Your custom order will be seen only by you, or the host can deploy their custom view to all participants. This can be helpful if you want a particular order of participants or custom "seating" arrangement.
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Click and drag any participant video to the location on screen you want.
- Continue as needed to achieve your desired on-screen order.
- (Optional) As the host, click View
to enable or disable these options:
- Follow Host's Video Order (only available to the host): Force all participants to display your custom video order. Participant will not be able to change the order when this is enabled.
- Release Video Order: Release the custom order and revert to the default order.
If you, as the host, want to make sure that everyone can always see one or more participants, such as a guest speaker, panel, or student presentation, the best option is Spotlighting.
Spotlighting
Spotlight video puts up to 9 participants as the primary active speakers for all participants, and participants will only see these speakers. Only the host or co-host may spotlight participants.
Note: This is different than Pin, which can pin up to 9 primary speakers on your device only. Other participants' views are unaffected.
To Spotlight a Video
- At the top of your screen, hover over the video of the participant you want to spotlight and click ...
- From the menu, choose Spotlight for Everyone.
- (Optional) To spotlight additional participants (up to 9 total), follow steps 1 and 2 again as needed, clicking on Add Spotlight instead.
To Cancel a Spotlight
- Click Remove Spotlight in the upper-left corner of the video area.
- This will return the meeting to the default Speaker view.