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April 15, 2022
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Is it possible to turn off chat for all webinars without turning it off for all meetings?

  • April 15, 2022
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Is it possible to turn off chat for all webinars without turning it off for all meetings?

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    Newcomer
    April 16, 2022

    Currently, that's not possible. Turning off Chat on your Settings, will both affect meetings and webinars.

    By default, attendees of your webinar won't be able to chat. Only the Host, Co-hosts, and Panelists can chat at the start of the webinar.

    Newcomer
    April 18, 2022

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    Newcomer
    April 19, 2022

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    KK14Author
    Newcomer
    April 19, 2022

    Sorry I didn't know you had replied.   Can you please clarify this:  "By default, attendees of your webinar won't be able to chat. Only the Host, Co-hosts, and Panelists can chat at the start of the webinar. "

    I assume you mean this is the default for webinars when Chat has not been completely turned off?   Because we were testing this and had one of our testers sign in to the webinar as an Attendee (not a Panelist) and they were able to use the chat.

     

    Newcomer
    April 20, 2022

    Webinars are designed so that the host and any designated panelists can share their video, audio and screen. The host can also unmute attendees. Webinars allow view-only attendees, who have the ability to interact via Q&A, Chat, and answer polling questions. Webinar attendees can't rename themselves. 

    I believe the default would be attendees can't chat, it must have been changed. But you can still change it to whatever setting you prefer.