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8x8 Support

How to Moderate an 8x8 Meeting

Objective

Moderating users in an 8x8 Meeting using the 8x8 Work for Desktop application.

Applies To

  • 8x8 Meet
  • 8x8 Work for Desktop 

Procedure

Individual Participant Management

  1. Log in to your Work for Desktop app.
  2. Start a Meeting.
  3. Click More Options (three dots) on the user. 
  4. Click Mute or Kick out depending on the action needed.  

A message will be displayed that a user has been muted or kicked out. 

Group Management

Muting Participants

  1. Log in to your Work for Desktop app.
  2. Start a Meeting. 
  3. Click More Options (three dots). 
  4. Click Mute everyone.
  5. Click Mute to confirm that all meeting participants will be muted.

Additional Moderation

  1. Log in to your Work for Desktop app.
  2. Start a Meeting. 
  3. Click More Options (three dots). 
  4. Click Settings > More
  5. Select the following moderation options.
    • Everyone starts muted 
    • Everyone starts hidden
    • Everyone follows me 
  6. Click Ok

Additional Information

Everyone follows me allows all viewers to see the same view as you. For example, clicking on a user's screen share will have everyone in the meeting see that screen share.

Everyone starts hidden allows all viewers to join with their camera off. 

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