Assign privileges in Webex Webinars
You can also assign different privileges to hosts and cohosts for attendees and panelists to communicate with them directly or to interact with all the hosts, presenters, panelists or all at the same time.

Desktop
Attendee
- When you have started your webinar, right-click the participants and choose Assign Privileges from the menu that appears.
- Choose All Attendees from the Attendees list, or click on the + button to expand it and let you select individual attendees.
- If you would like attendees to be able to interact with the host, presenter, panelists, or everyone at the event, please check the appropriate check boxes.
- Then click on the Apply button.
Panelist
- In order to assign privileges to participants, you can start your webinar by right-clicking them and selecting Assign Privileges.
- Alternatively, you can click + to expand the list of Panelists and choose an individual panelist from the list.
- During the panel discussion, panelists will be able to chat with the host, presenter, the other panelists, or everyone at the event by checking the appropriate check boxes.
By checking or unchecking the check box next to Allow panelists to view the Participants list, you will be able to specify whether or not you want your panelists to be able to see the list of participants.
- Then click on the Apply button.
Web Browser
Attendee
- In order to assign privileges to participants, you can start your webinar by right-clicking them and selecting Assign Privileges.
- Choose All Attendees from the Attendees list, or click on the + button to expand it and let you select individual attendees.
- If you would like attendees to be able to interact with the host, presenter, panelists, or everyone at the event, please check the appropriate check boxes.
- Then click the Apply button.
Panelist
- After starting your webinar, click the Participants icon and choose the > Participant Privileges option.
- Select all members of the panel, or click on the plus sign to expand the list and select individual panelists from the list.
- If you would like the panelists to have the ability to chat with the host, presenter, panelists, or everyone at the conference, then check the correct checkboxes.
By checking or unchecking the check box next to Allow panelists to view the participants list, you can also specify that you do not wish for webinar panelists to be able to view the list of webinar participants.
- Then click on the Apply button.