If you want certain settings to be the default state for all your future sessions, bookings, rooms, or events, go to:
- Go to your profile (bottom left corner).
- Click on Account settings.
- Click on Sessions settings.
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Templates
Choose which template you want to edit:
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- Instant session template
- Planned session template
- Booked session template
- Event template
- Room template
Go through all the settings tabs and configure your preferred setting: Access, Permissions, Automations, Widgets, Recording, Exit page.
Access settings
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Here are the settings you can customize under Access:
- Lock session: Approve each attendee before they can join.
- Request guest email: If someone without a Sessions account wants to join, they have to provide their email address.
- Recording consent: Inform participants that a recording and transcript will take place and ask for their consent.
- Memory access: Allow participants access to the recording, resources, and analytics: Moderators, Only attendees, Anyone with the link.
- Request passcode: If someone wants to join, they have to insert the passcode.
Permissions
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Here are the settings you can customize under Permissions:
- Reactions: Who can send reactions?
- Allow camera: Who can share their camera feed?
- Allow microphone: Who can unmute their microphone?
- Hide inactive participants: Don’t show participants whose microphones and cameras are off.
Automations
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Here are the settings you can customize under Automations:
- Automatic recording: Automatically start recording when the session goes live.
- Automatic transcribing: Automatically start the transcript when the session goes live.
- Email follow-up: Send an email follow-up to all invited participants once the session ends.
Widgets
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Here are the settings you can customize under Widgets:
- View agenda: Who can see the agenda?
- Participants: Who is visible in the participants list?
- Private chat: Who can send private messages?
- Group chat: Activate chat for session participants.
Recording
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Here are the settings you can customize under Recording:
- Full-sized videos in recordings: Video streams that appear in your recordings will be scaled to occupy all space available. This setting does not alter the video stream's aspect ratio but may reduce its overall quality.
- During conference: Choose the preferred recording layout during conference mode.
- During presentations: Choose the preferred recording layout during presentation or collaboration mode
Live streaming
This tab is only available for the Instant session template, Planned session template, and Event template.
You cannot livestream a booked or a room session. Therefore, the Live stream tab is not accessible for the Booking template and Room template.
For more information on how to set it up, check out this article: Live Streaming
Exit page
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Here are the settings you can customize under the Exit page:
- Collect feedback: Ask your participants for their feedback after the session ends.
- Final call to action: Give participants a last chance to visit your website or access a special deal.