The LIVE button is used to add or remove webcam participants from the stage.
- The LIVE button reflects whether or not the participant currently broadcasting on stage.
- The LIVE button found in the participants list has 3 states:
- When the LIVE button is red with white text, the participant's webcam and/or microphone are broadcasting on the stage. Assuming you have not muted that participant, everyone in the room can see and/or hear that participant.
- When the LIVE button is white and enabled, the participant has turned on their webcam and/or microphone, but they are not broadcasting to the room. No one in the room can see and/or hear them.
- When the LIVE button is white and disabled, the participant has not turned on their webcam and/or microphone. No one in the room can see and/or hear them. In order for them to participate in the session with their webcam and/or microphone they must activate their webcam and/or microphone.
Participant Is LIVE
When the participant is live, the LIVE button is red with white text.
- In this state, the participant's webcam and/or microphone are broadcasting to the room so that everyone in the room can see and/or hear them.
- Clicking the LIVE button in this state removes the participant from the stage.
Participant Is Not LIVE
If the participant has activated their webcam/mic but they are not live, then the LIVE button is white and clickable.
In this state, the participant has activated their webcam and/or microphone, but they are not broadcasting to the room. This can be because of:
In this state, the participant has activated their webcam and/or microphone, but they are not broadcasting to the room. This can be because of:
- Webinar mode - The room is in webinar mode so they are not automatically added to stage when they turned on their devices.
- You removed them - You or another moderator removed them from stage by clicking the LIVE button when it was red.
- Stage is full - You can have up to 25 webcam participants on stage at any given moment. You cannot have more than 25 webcam participants. If the participant joined while the stage was full, then they are not added to stage automatically.
Participant Is Not LIVE And Not Clickable
When the LIVE button is disabled, the participant has not turned on their devices or has turned off their devices. In this state, the participant is not broadcasting their webcam and/or microphone. No one in the session can see and/or hear them. To enable their devices, they must activate their webcam/mic.
