Getting Started

with join.me

Go to

https://join.me/

1.

Activate join.me

Click to accept

You’ll receive an email from join.me inviting you to be a

presenter.

Click the

link to get started.

Set your password

From the activation email,

you’ll be taken to join.me to create a password.

2.

Personalize

Put your name on it

After setting your password, you’ll be asked to create a

personal link and background. Your link is the URL people will

use to join your meeting.

It can be anything so long as it is at least 9 characters long.

Your background is the photo that folks see when they’re

waiting for your meeting to start.

Neither is permanent, so feel free to change your mind again and

again.

On occasion, you might want to use the one-time code, so it’s there for your convenience.

3.

Start meeting

Good to go

Now you’re ready to share your screen with up to

250 people per meeting,

no limits on minutes or number of meetings.

Meet via a browser

Go to join.me and sign in.

From here, you can start sharing your screen instantly.

Meet via desktop app

Download the desktop app for your operating system in the

apps section at join.me.

It makes starting a meeting without a browser super quick

and easy.

Meet via scheduler

Simply to go the scheduler tab, put in your meeting date

and time, and add your attendees.

How do I start a meeting from a

PC or Mac?

On a PC or Mac, go to the join.me website and

click Share. More precisely, click the big orange button next to the

word Share.

The join.me application will download and run,

then your screen will be ready to be shared.

How do I know join.me has started? 

You’ll see this on your desktop. We call it the join.me toolbar.

More specifically, it's the presenter's toolbar. If it's not visible, join.me is not running and your meeting can't start.

join.me on a Windows PC 

join.me on a Mac

How do others join?

Participants on a PC or Mac go to join.me and

type the multi-digit code or "personal link" in the join box.

We’ll add the dashes.

The big green button gets them in.

That's it.

Nothing to download.

No account required.

Here are the technical requirements when joining via

the join.me website:

On Windows

Participants must use Internet Explorer 8 or above,

or the latest version of Firefox, Chrome

On a Mac

Participants should use

Safari for best results

Participants must have Flash Player 10 or above installed and

enabled in their browser.

Requirements from a mobile device

On an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch

they can use

the free app

 Android device

they can use the free app

way to join WITHOUT using the website

Anyone on a PC or Mac can download the desktop app

Use it to start or join a meeting. It's like using the join.me

website,

but without a browser.

Participants will be asked

if they want to download

the desktop app when they leave a meeting.

How do I remove someone from my meeting?

Click the Participants button

to show the list of participants.

On the list of participants,

click the X next to the person you want to remove.

Note

When presenting from an iPad, this feature is not available

NOTE

When presenting from an iPad, this feature is not available

What happens once they are gone?

They can't come back.

That is, not without returning to join.me and

reentering the code or link.

To end a meeting

To end your meeting,

click the X in the upper-right corner of the join.me application.

If you have the desktop app, you can click Exit this session to end

your meeting

and keep join.me open and ready for your next meeting.

Switch between monitors

You can share any available monitor

1.

Click below the big button

in the middle

to open the menu.

2.

Click Screen

3.

You'll see an orange outline as you move between available

monitors.

Click again when the orange outline is on the monitor you

want to share. 

Pro subscribers can choose which window to share.

Everything else on your screen is hidden.

It's called window sharing.

sharing a specific window

 join.me pro is required – paid or trial.

To

choose what to share

Click Choose what to share

 each time you want

to change what you're sharing.

REMEMBER

 When sharing a window, you can't share control.

Share your entire screen to be able to share control with a

participant.

Move your mouse to the window you want to share.

Once it has an orange outline, click to share.

To choose a different window

or select your entire screen instead,

click Choose what to share again.

What happens if I cover my shared window?

If you cover your shared window, you don't need to worry about exposing anything you don't

want to show.

Viewers never see the item that is covering your shared window

• Viewers on a Mac or Windows 7/Vista computer

see your shared window, even when it is covered

• Viewers using XP or Windows 7/Vista without Aero

will see a dark box on top of the covered part of your shared

window

What happens if I close or minimize my shared window?

Viewers will see a static image of your screen. To keep things

moving, you should bring the window back, or choose a new

one by clicking the Choose what to share button again.

Reference link:

http://help.join.me/knowledgebase/topics/24958-getting-

started

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