Using Permissions
The two permissions in Sametime are permission to edit/share and permission to speak. The permissions that are available at the beginning of a meeting depend on the meeting type (Collaboration, Moderated Presentation or Demo, or Broadcast Presentation or Demo). However, the Moderator can grant and revoke permissions during the meeting. For example, in a broadcast meeting, only the Moderator has permissions at the beginning of the meeting, but the Moderator can grant permissions to presenters. (The audience does not have permissions.) In a Collaboration meeting, all participants have permissions at the beginning, but the Moderator can revoke permissions during the meeting.
Permission to Edit/Share
The Moderator must give you permission to edit/share before you can present information during a meeting. Permission to edit/share allows you to:
- Draw on the whiteboard: Use the whiteboard tools to present a file or draw on the whiteboard.
- Share your screen: Share your screen or a computer program.
- Control a shared screen: Control a screen or computer program that someone else is sharing. (Before you can control the shared screen, the person who is sharing the screen must allow others to control the screen.)
- Start instant meetings: Select people from the Participant List and start instant meetings with them.
Note The administrator determines what permission to edit/share allows you to do. For example, the administrator can disable the ability to control the screen or use a whiteboard.
Permission to Speak
You need permission to speak before you can speak or transmit video during a meeting that includes computer audio and video.
Note The administrator determines whether Sametime includes permission to speak. For example, the administrator might not include audio and video in your version of Sametime.
Viewing Your Permissions and Other Participants' Permissions
After you attend a meeting, you can see which permissions you or others have by moving your mouse pointer over a name in the Participant List and looking at the tooltip. Possible messages are:
- I am the Meeting Moderator: The participant is currently the Meeting Moderator.
- I have all permissions: The participant has all available permissions.
- I have no permissions: The Moderator has not given the participant any permissions.
- I have permission to edit/share: The participant has permission to draw on the whiteboard, start instant meetings, share a screen, or control the shared screen.
- I have permission to speak: The participant has permission to use audio and video during the meeting.
Asking for Permissions
You can ask for permissions by:
- Sending a private chat message to the Moderator: Double-click the Moderator's name in the Participant List. When the floating window appears, enter your request in the text-entry area and click Send. The message appears in a private floating window on the Moderator's screen.
- Sending a message with Meeting Room Chat: See Communicating with Meeting Room Chat for more information.
Tip Before sending a message to the Moderator, you might want to raise your hand to get the Moderator's attention.