Using application sharing in eLive
Step-by-step guide for Moderators
You can share a file (eg MS Word or Excel) or any other application (eg a website) on your computer with other participants. The file or application must be open and maximised before it will be available to share. Application sharing is useful for for demonstrating how to use an application or working collaboratively.
To share a file or application
Preview shared applications
To give control
To take away control
To stop sharing a file or application
To share a file or application
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Click on the Application Sharing icon
in the menu above the Participants window. -
Click on the application you wish to share in the Applications tab.
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Click OK.
Preview shared applications
You can view what the participants are seeing on their whiteboards while you are application sharing.
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Click on the Show Preview Window icon
in the middle of the vertical toolbar that will have appeared on the left side of the window.
To give control
When sharing an application, the person who shares the application can give and take control of their desktop or shared application to another participant or moderator. By giving control of an application to a participant, they will then be able to manipulate what has been shared in the Application Sharing window.
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In the Participants window, click on the name of the participant to whom you wish to give control, to select that person.
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Right-click (Ctrl + click on a Mac) on the participant's name. Select Give Control of Shared Applications.
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The Participants window is updated to indicate who is controlling the application(s). A red arrow will appear in the Application Sharing column indicating the participant who is now in control of your application.
To take away control
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In the Participants window, click on the name of the participant who has control of the application(s), to select that person.
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Right-click on the name (Ctrl + click on a Mac). Select Take Away Control of Shared Applications.
To stop sharing a file or application
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Click on the application share icon
in the vertical menu to the left of the window.
Note: For further information on how to use the application sharing, see Chapter 10 in the Elluminate Live! Moderator's Guide version 9.5 (9 MB).
