Enable custom options for Webex Webinars
In the event that you turn on this feature, all custom options for Webex Webinars are automatically available to new users. If you are the administrator of the site, you have the option of customizing the options for individual users, based on your requirements.
It is by default enabled in Webex Webinars for the following options to be utilized:
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Annotation tool
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Application share
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Application sharing remote control
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Chat
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Desktop share
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Desktop sharing with remote control
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Document and presentation sharing
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File transfer
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Practice session
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Q&A
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Recording—local computer
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Recording network
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Web browser sharing
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Web browser sharing—remote control
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Whiteboard
For more information on enabling the webcast view on your site and making changes to it, see Enable the webcast view on your site.
Site Administration
Before you begin
Your customer success manager can assist you with enabling this feature on your site by getting in touch with them.
- In Webex Site Administration, you need to sign in and select Configuration > Common Site Settings > Options from the list of options.
- You can enable custom options for Webex webinars by scrolling down to Site Options and checking the box.
What to do next
Once this feature is enabled, existing users as well as new users are able to customize the features that are available to them.
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Existing users—User Management > Edit User
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New users—User Management > Add User
The .CSV method can also be used to batch-update these settings if you do a user export and then use the .CSV method to update them in bulk. See the Webex CSV file format reference for more information about the format.
Control Hub
Before you begin
Your customer success manager can assist you with enabling this feature on your site by getting in touch with them.
- If you are viewing the customer view on https://admin.webex.com, then you need to click the Meeting link under Services.
- Choosing a Webex site and then clicking Configure Site will allow you to see the settings you want to change for that site.
- You will find Site Options under the Common Settings section.
- Check the Enable custom options for Webex Webinars check box in the Site Options section of the Site.
What to do next
The first time a new user joins Webex Webinars, all of the features of Webex Webinars are automatically applied to them.
Select one of the available users to edit and you will be given the option to customize the features available to them. In the Meetings tab, select the site from the drop-down menu. When you are on the Advanced User Settings page, scroll down and click Tracking Codes at the bottom of the page.
If you are using the batch-update method for .CSV files, the Webex Webinar settings are not included in the file. See Webex Control Hub’s import and export of CSV files for more information on how to import and export CSV files from Webex Meetings.