who participants can chat with in a Webex meeting Article ID - tmzefl

By adjusting these privileges, you ensure a more focused and engaging meeting environment.

If you decide to stop participants from chatting publicly with everyone, the host, cohost, and presenter can still send messages to everyone. However, these messages are read-only, so participants can't reply.

Similarly, if you prevent participants from chatting privately, the host, cohost, and presenter can still send direct messages to participants. These messages are also read-only, meaning participants can't respond.

The chat privileges you set only apply to your current meeting. They affect the main meeting chat and don't impact chat in breakout sessions.

If you prefer that no one in the meeting chats publicly or privately with anyone else, turn off chat for everyone.

Before you begin

This feature is available on our Webex Suite meeting platform. Find out if your meetings use the Webex Suite meeting platform.

The host and cohosts can set chat privileges on the desktop app only. However, the privileges apply to participants who join your meeting using our desktop, mobile, and web apps.

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Open Webex and sign in.

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During a meeting, go to More options More Options button > Meeting options.

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Under Allow for everyone, click Participant privileges under Chat.

If you unchecked Chat to turn it off, Participant privileges is unavailable.
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To prevent participants for chatting publicly with everyone, uncheck Everyone.

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To prevent participants from chatting privately with the host and cohost, uncheck Host and cohost.

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To prevent participants from chatting privately with the presenter, uncheck Presenter.

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To prevent participants from chatting privately with other participants, uncheck Other participants.

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Click Apply.