Muting Participants in a Session

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Room Owners and Hosts can mute participants within a Session room to help keep everything running smoothly. This can be done in all themes. 

Muting Participants Via Their Video Feed

  • From inside the Session room, hover over the video feed of the participant that you would like to mute
  • Click on the three-dot menu that will appear at the top right of their video feed
  • Click on Mute mic

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The participant will be notified that they have been muted via a toast at the bottom of the screen

- Muted participants can then unmute themselves when they are ready.
- It is not possible for room owners or hosts to unmute participants. 

Muting Participants Through the Participants Tab

  • Click on the Participants tab icon Participant_icon.pngat the bottom right of the room
  • From here you can click on Mute all to mute everyone in the room, including yourself 

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or,

  • Hover over the icon that shows that their mic is open and sound is coming through
  • Next, click on the mic icon to mute them. 

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The participant will be notified that they have been muted via a toast at the bottom of the screen

- Muted participants can then unmute themselves when they are ready.
- It is not possible for room owners or hosts to unmute participants. 

Things to note

  • Participants cannot mute other participants. This can only be done by room owners or hosts.
  • Participants will be muted automatically if they join a room with more than 6 people. 
  • Everyone within a room will be muted once a participant starts sharing a YouTube video, this includes the participant (presenter) who is sharing the video.

 

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