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# Big Blue Button: Video Calls

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## Enter the Room

When clicking the link, you'll see a landing page that requests you to **enter your name**. **Click "Begin"** to enter the room.

![Enter your name](/files/-MePcv7n21IwBTqXuLf8)

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Mac users: make sure you allow Big Blue Button to see your video, audio and that you can share your screen! 
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## Audio

### Connect to the Audio

You can choose to listen only; or to connect your microphone. **In meetings we recommend joining with your microphone (microfoon)**; for attending talks listening only is fine too.

![Pick "microfoon" to be able to talk](/files/-MePh9Sq4D1HwMXznaCR)

While you wait, it connects to an echo test...

![Connecting to the echo test.](/files/-MePhFvFFf-w6po14p66)

The echo test shows a thumb up and a thumb down. **Speak or make a sound, and if the echo test works, you'll hear it back.** Press thumbs up if it worked.

![Click "Ja" if you heard your own echo.](/files/-MePhMs-V821NPP-r0lZ)

### Disconnecting from Audio: disable sound and voice

If you don't want to hear anyone, and don't want people to hear you anymore – you can **click "leave audio" (audio verlaten)** in the bottom bar. This will disconnect your microphone and sound.

![Leave audio](/files/-MePkMsvPUUUTCDbxBUm)

### Getting your Audio back

Getting back in is easy; **click the phone icon that says "deelnemen aan audio"** in the bottom bar. This will allow you to get back to the [echo test](/global/tools/big-blue-button-video-calls.md#connect-to-the-audio) and connect to the audio.

![Click "deelnemen aan de audio" to get back in.](/files/-MePlgNcdM9cEUd0D0Gz)

## Presenting Your Screen

### Take the Presenter Role

To be able to share your screen, you need to **take the presenter role first**. Watch out, if someone else is sharing their screen – you'll take that away!

![Take the presenter role](/files/-MeQ-kr8CM8teHrv727g)

### Share Your Screen

When you have the presenter role, you can now share your screen with the **button "Deel uw scherm" below**.

![](/files/-MeQ-y5k59awdEykCOjY)

![What it looks like when you're sharing](/files/-MeQ01o7VSpfos7pPpGo)

### Resizing the Shared Screen

You can make shared presentations and shared screens bigger by **dragging** the screen right above the shared presentation or screen.

![Make your screen bigger by resizing it right above the presentation](/files/-MeR6IL4XxE5aYU5hZjm)

## Camera

To turn on your camera, **click the camera icon that says "webcam delen"** in the bottom bar. 

![](/files/-MeQ3ig3Wz0ZzwHW7fpb)

## In-depth Instruction Videos

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## Devices, browsers, requirements

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