Question and answer (Q&A) sessions in meetings and webinars
During a Q&A session, attendees can ask questions to hosts, cohosts, and presenters, who can answer and moderate those questions.
Open the Q&A panel
Open Q&A Panel
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To open the Q&A panel, click Panel options (Windows) or More options (Mac) and select Q&A |
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On the Mac, Q&A is enabled by default. On Windows, If Q&A is not turned on, hosts and cohosts can turn it on:
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Answer questions
Answer questions
As a host, cohost, or presenter, you can can answer attendees' questions.
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Select a question. |
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Type your response in the message box. Responses have a 512-character limit. |
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Answer publicly by clicking Send or privately by clicking Send Privately. You can keep track of the questions you answer verbally by right-clicking the question and marking it as Answered Verbally. |
Ask questions
Ask questions
As a meeting or webinar attendee, you can ask questions to hosts, cohosts, and presenters.
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Open the Q&A panel. |
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Select the person you want to ask from the drop-down menu. |
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Type your question in the message box. Questions have a 512-character limit. |
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Ask your question publicly by clicking Send, or privately by clicking Send Privately. |
Moderate questions and answers
Moderate questions and answers
As a host, cohost, or presenter, you can moderate questions by assigning, prioritizing, deferring, or dismissing them.
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Right-click the question you want to moderate. |
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Choose an action:
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Save questions and answers
Save questions and answers
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To save the Q&A contents, go to or . |
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Name the file, then choose the file format (.txt or .csv) and location where you want to save the questions and answers. |
Download reports
Download reports
If you recorded the webinar as the host, you can download the in-webinar activity report for Q&A, chat, and polling once the recording is complete.
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Sign in to your Webex site and click Calendar > Completed. |
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Select your webinar. |
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Click Activity. |
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Select the report you want (Q&A, Chat, Polling, or Notes), then click Download report. |
Conduct meetings Q&A on mobile
Open Q&A panel
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To open the Q&A panel, tap More options .
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Tap Q&A.
Ask questions
As a meeting attendee, you can ask questions to hosts, cohosts, and presenters.
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Open the Q&A panel.
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Select who you'd like to ask from the drop-down menu.
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Type your question in the message box.
Questions have a 512-character limit.
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Ask your question publicly by clicking Send or privately by clicking Send Privately.
Answer questions
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Select a question.
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Type your response in the message box.
Responses have a 512-character limit.
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Answer publicly by tapping Send or privately by tapping Send Privately.
Follow your Q&A
Questions and Answers are automatically sorted into two tabs: All Q&A and My Q&A. Toggle between the two tabs to keep up with all the questions and answers or selectively check the status of your own questions and answers.
Web App
Open Q&A panel
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To open the Q&A panel, click More in the panel controls .
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Select Q&A.
Ask questions
As a meeting or webinar attendee, you can ask questions to hosts, cohosts, and presenters.
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Open the Q&A panel.
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Select who you'd like to ask from the drop-down menu.
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Type your question in the message box.
Questions have a 512-character limit.
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Ask your question publicly by clicking Send or privately by clicking Send Privately.
Follow your Q&A
For attendees, Questions and Answers are automatically sorted into two tabs: All Q&A and My Q&A. Toggle between the two tabs to keep up with all the questions and answers or selectively check the status of your own questions and answers.
As a meetings host, cohost or webinar panelist, you can filter by All, Answered, Unanswered questions. You can also filter by My Q&A, which alllows you to see only questions you've answered or that have been assigned to you or Prioritized, which displays your prioritized questions.
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- Answered
- Unanswered
- My Q&A
- Prioritized
Answer questions
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Select a question.
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Type your response in the message box.
Responses have a 512-character limit.
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Answer publicly by clicking Send or privately by clicking Send Privately.
You can keep track of the questions you answer verbally by right-clicking the question and marking it as Answered Verbally.
Moderate questions
As a host, cohost, or presenter, you can moderate questions by assigning,deferring, or dismissing them.
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To moderate a question, right-click it.
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Choose from the following actions:
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To prioritze the question, hover over Prioritize and choose a High, Medium, or Low priority level. You can Clear the priority level anytime.
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To assign the question, hover over Assign to and choose the name of the presenter, host, or cohost who you'd like to answer the question.
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To defer the question, click Defer and Send the standard response or a custom response letting the meeting attendee know that their question has been deffered, but will remain in the queue to be answered later.
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To dismiss the question, click Dismiss and Send the standard response or write a custom response letting the meeting attendee know that the information they requested cannot be provided by any of the hosts or cohosts.
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