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Sametime Meetings Users Guide
The Sametime Meetings client allows you to join a Sametime meeting or lecture in a web browser without the need to download a plug-in or software. This guide contains information on how to access Sametime through your web browser.
Using Sametime Meetings
This section focuses on the in-meeting features that are accessible by default to all meeting participants.
Understanding screen share
By default, you can share your screen with all attendees during a meeting.
MacOS additional steps
When a MacOS user attempts to present for the first time, the browser prompts the user to complete additional steps. The user must complete these steps to enable the presenter options.

Sametime Meetings Users Guide
The Sametime Meetings client allows you to join a Sametime meeting or lecture in a web browser without the need to download a plug-in or software. This guide contains information on how to access Sametime through your web browser.
- Getting started
  For a quick overview of the Sametime meeting client features and components, see our Quick Start Guide. If you require step-by-step instructions for the meeting client interface, you can continue to the topic of interest.
- Using Sametime Meetings
  This section focuses on the in-meeting features that are accessible by default to all meeting participants.
  - Chatting with meeting participants
    By default, the chat feature is enabled. You can communicate with all meeting participants using the chat function. Guest users can only access the chat room through the active meeting.
  - Raising hands
    By default, all meeting participants have access to the Raise hand feature. Toggling the hand is visible to all meeting participants. As a guest or authenticated user, you can raise and lower hands throughout the meeting to request to speak, answer a poll, or as a form of silent acknowledgment. Moderators can lower a user’s hand.
  - Muting and unmuting my audio
    Meeting participants can mute () and unmute () their microphones on demand. Sametime notifies users when background noise is detected and when users speak while being muted. When needed, moderators can disable the participants' microphones at any time without notification. Most devices have a dedicated mute button that is controlled separately. When using Sametime, users can utilize the web app microphone settings.
  - Enabling and disabling my camera
    All users can enable or disable their camera in a meeting. To lower bandwidth usage or to avoid distractions during a meeting, moderators can turn off active cameras. The video stream of users will be limited to the last few speakers. All other videos with their microphone are inactive or muted.
  - Understanding screen share
    By default, you can share your screen with all attendees during a meeting.
    - Sharing your screen
      When enabled, you can share your screen during a meeting.
    - MacOS additional steps
      When a MacOS user attempts to present for the first time, the browser prompts the user to complete additional steps. The user must complete these steps to enable the presenter options.
  - Leaving a meeting
    You can leave a meeting at any time. Leaving the meeting as a user does not impact the status of the meeting. Depending on moderator settings, the user can re-join the ongoing meeting. To leave a meeting, select Leave .
  - Choosing how participants are displayed
    The participant list allows you to view the meeting participants and perform group functions.
  - Managing video quality
    All meeting participants can change the meeting video quality from audio only to high definition depending on the quality of your connection. You can make changes to these settings at any time, and this only affects behavior on your meeting login.
  - Changing my background
    To hide your physical environment, you can add a filter to blur your surroundings or use an image to obscure your background. The Change background feature is accessible from the preview window and the in-meeting menu, which means you can modify your background before or during a meeting. Contact your administrator if this feature is unavailable.
  - Sharing a video
  - Viewing the meeting in full screen
    You can expand the window of the meeting to fill the entire monitor screen.
  - Copying a meeting link
    You need the meeting link or name in order to join or access the meeting. To copy the meeting link, scroll over the bottom of the meeting window and select the three dots for the menu. Depending on the user type and access level, the following options are displayed on the More Actions menu.
  - Adjusting the camera and microphone settings within the meeting
    Users can make changes to their camera and microphone settings during a meeting. Scroll over the bottom of the meeting window and select the three dots for the settings. Select Settings. Depending on the user type and access level, the following options is displayed on the More Actions menu.
- Managing meetings
  This section focuses on the additional controls that are available to meeting owners and moderators.

MacOS additional steps

When a MacOS user attempts to present for the first time, the browser prompts the user to complete additional steps. The user must complete these steps to enable the presenter options.

About this task

When presenting for the first time, the web browser requests for permission to share your window or screen.

From the System Preferences panel, allow screen recording. If this step is not completed at the time of notification, the ability to present is disabled and the user is not prompted again for permission. The user continues to see the Start Presenting option, but nothing happens when selected.

To allow screen recording, complete these steps:

Open the Spotlight Search or select the System Preferences icon.
Search for System Preferences.
Select the Security and Privacy icon from the System Preferences panel.
Select the Privacy tab and scroll down to highlight the Screen Recording option.

In this example, the Chrome Browser has permissions, but the Firefox browser is deselected.
Select the lock icon.
Enter your MacOs username and password to unlock the settings. Contact your system administrator if you do not have administrator rights.
Enable screen recording for every browser that you are using to access Sametime. This may prompt for a restart of the browser for changes to take effect.
Make a selection and select ok. Once the selection is made, the following window is displayed.
Complete the change by selecting the lock icon again to lock changes and close this window. Once the browser has been restarted, you can start presenting on the configured browser.

Note: These steps also generally solve issues with camera or microphone permissions on MacOS.