How to Mute a Webex

WebEx supports both computer headsets and telephone connections.

The Webex teleconferencing service helps people in different locations communicate in real time, either via video chat or a voice-alone option. You can use the tool to link a ridiculously large number of people at once -- the WebEx website claims it can accommodate "an online event with 5,000 participants." With that many people connected, it's easy for your voice to become lost in the crowd. WebEx gives the host of the call powerful muting functions to help them keep the peace, and anybody can mute their own phone at any time.

Instructions

Mute All

1. Click the "Participant" option in the WebEx software's toolbar, as the host of the call. Several options appear.

2. Click "Mute All." Every participant is muted.

3. Select the "Unmute All" option in the "Participant" menu to restore everybody's voice functions.

Mute Individual Participant

1. Click the name of the person you want to mute in the "Participants" panel of the meeting window. You must be the host to mute other people.

2. Click "Mute" at the bottom of the "Participants" panel to disable the person's voice function. Alternatively, you can click the "Participant" option in the WebEx toolbar, then select "Mute (person's name)" to achieve the same effect.

3. Repeat for each person you want to mute.

Mute Yourself

1. Mute yourself in the WebEx software using the "Participants" panel technique described previously.

2. Press "*6" on your telephone to mute your phone directly.

3. Press "*6" again or unmute yourself in the WebEx software to begin transmitting your voice again.

Tips & Warnings

• A red "X" appears next to a person's phone icon in the "Participants" panel when they are muted.

References

• WebEx: Using WebEx Integrated Audio
• WebEx: Using WebEx Integrated Teleconferencing
• WebEx: Why WebEx