Choosing a Moderator

The Moderator conducts the meeting and controls participation during the meeting. The Moderator can grant and remove permission to:

• Draw on the whiteboard.
• Share a screen.
• Control a shared screen.
• Transmit computer audio and video.
• Start instant meetings from the Participant List.

When you create a meeting, you are the Moderator by default. You can choose another participant to be the Moderator.

To choose a Moderator other than yourself for the meeting:

1. Make sure that you are logged on to Sametime.
2. Click Change on the Essentials tab of the New Meeting page in the Meeting Center.
3. If necessary, select a Directory in the Directory drop-down box. For example, you might want to make sure that your company's Directory appears in the box.

   Note If there is only one choice in the Directory drop-down box, your organization only has one Directory available. See your system administrator for more information.

4. To search for a name, enter the name in the "Search for person or group" field. You must enter an individual person (not a group name) in this field; there can only be one Moderator for a meeting. Enter a last name in the field, or enter a last name followed by a first name. You can also use the previous and next buttons to view the names in the Directory rather than searching for a name.
5. If you entered a name in the "Search for person or group" field, click Search.
6. Select the appropriate name in the box.

   Tip Use the arrows to move through the pages in the Directory.

7. Click OK. The name of the Moderator appears in the Moderator field on the Essentials tab, replacing the previous name.

See also:

• Essentials: What You Must Do
• Creating a Scheduled Meeting
• Editing a Scheduled Meeting