Managing meetings using in-call controls
When you're in a call there are various things you can do to manage your video experience. The Pexip apps offer the most features, and there are some limited controls you can use from telephones and SIP/H.323 endpoints that support dial tones (DTMF).
Pexip apps
Some of the features are only available to the room owner, as indicated below. Any keyboard shortcuts are also indicated where available.
Feature and keyboard shortcut | How to use itFeatures and how to use them |
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or p to present / share your screen |
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Dial pad
or press any number 1 - 9 to send that number and open the dial pad |
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Full screen on/off
or f to toggle |
You can switch full screen on and off using this button. Another way of toggling is by double-clicking somewhere in the app. |
Display chat
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Float window on top on/off
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This feature lets you fix the Pexip desktop app window in front of all other windows, meaning that if you select another window you keep sight of the Pexip desktop app window and the video meeting you're in. |
Device settings
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Lock room
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Invite someone by dialing
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Invite someone by sharing a link
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Show participants
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Copy |
Copy
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Mute a participant's microphone ![]() |
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Disconnect a participant ![]() |
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Mute all
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Disconnect all
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Mute/Unmute microphone
or m to toggle |
From the toolbar below the main video window, select and others can no longer hear you, but you still hear them.Select and other participants now hear you speaking again. |
Disconnect from call
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From the toolbar below the main video window, select . This disconnects you immediately. |
Disable/Enable camera
or c to toggle |
From the toolbar below the main video window, select . Other participants can no longer see you, but you still see them.Select and other participants can see you again. |
/ or s to toggle |
/Hover your mouse over the self-view window and the button appears.Select |
Re-position self-view |
Re-position self-viewSelect the self-view window and drag it to a different place on your screen. This can be useful when someone else is presenting. |
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Keyboard Shortcuts
When using the Pexip desktop app or Pexip web app, the following keyboard shortcuts are available.
You can select:
to present / share your screen
any number
to send that number and open the dial padto toggle full screen on/off
to toggles your microphone on/off
to toggles your camera on/off
toggles your self-view on/off
Using dial tones on telephones and SIP/H.323 endpoints
Host participants using telephones or SIP/H.323 endpoints that support dial tones (DTMF) can control aspects of a conference by using their keypad.
The DTMF controls that can be used within a Pexip conference are:
DTMF keys | Control |
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*7 | Toggle conference lock and unlock. |
*5 | Toggle mute and unmute all guests. |
*3 | Terminate the conference (disconnect all participants including yourself). |