Cisco Cisco TelePresence MCU 4510 Maintenance Manual
Sending messages to all participants
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Sending messages to all participants
You can send messages to all participants in a conference simultaneously. To access this option:
1. Go to Conferences.
2.
Click a Conference name and then click the Send message tab
.
This message appears overlaid on each participant's view, including participants viewing the
conference via streaming.
conference via streaming.
Field
Field description
Usage tips
Message text
Enter the message to send to all
conference participants.
conference participants.
Messages must be fewer than 256
characters, but depending on the viewing
screen, messages at the higher-end of this
limit might not display properly. Therefore,
consider limiting messages to
approximately 180 characters. Messages
longer than 256 characters will not be
truncated; they will not display at all.
characters, but depending on the viewing
screen, messages at the higher-end of this
limit might not display properly. Therefore,
consider limiting messages to
approximately 180 characters. Messages
longer than 256 characters will not be
truncated; they will not display at all.
You can disable this setting from
Settings > Conferences (see
Settings > Conferences (see
).
Position
The vertical position of the message on the
conference display.
conference display.
Select from the top, middle, or bottom of
the conference display.
the conference display.
Duration
How long the message appears on
participants' video screens.
participants' video screens.
The default setting is 30 seconds. To
remove all messages before they time out,
click Clear message.
remove all messages before they time out,
click Clear message.