Big Blue Button: Video Calls
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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
Mac users: make sure you allow Big Blue Button to see your video, audio and that you can share your screen!
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
While you wait, it connects to an echo test...

Connecting to the echo test.
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.
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
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 and connect to the audio.

Click "deelnemen aan de audio" to get back in.
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
When you have the presenter role, you can now share your screen with the button "Deel uw scherm" below.


What it looks like when you're sharing
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
To turn on your camera, click the camera icon that says "webcam delen" in the bottom bar.

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