topic Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting in Webex Meetings and Webex App

Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

HansKamp54855 — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:25:09 GMT

I would like to add one of the participants in a Webex-meeting as a co-host to the meeting, as I am not sure to be able to join the meeting from the start.
I can not find the option on the Webex-site how to do this.
Anyone any suggestions?

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

Kathy N. — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 14:46:42 GMT

You can right click on the participant name and change role to will have the option to make them a co-host.

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

HansKamp54855 — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:19:02 GMT

This option is not available to me when using the Web-interface.

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

Goswin Weemaes — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:54:25 GMT

Hi @HansKamp54855 ,

If I understand it correctly, you want to make someone a co-host for one of your (future) scheduled meetings?

If you scheduled the meeting via the web interface of your Webex site, then you can edit the meeting via the web interface:

In the list of attendees you will see a small icon next to the persons who also have an account on your Webex site. By selecting this icon, you can make this person a co-host of this meeting. You will notice that guests (i.e. persons without an account on your Webex site) cannot be selected as co-host.

In the advanced features (of the scheduling interface) you can also select that any first person with an account on your Webex site, will automatically become the cohost of your meeting:

Thanks,
Goswin

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

Goswin Weemaes — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:05:29 GMT

Hi @Kathy N. ,

This is indeed something you can do when you are already in the meeting.
I think that Hans's question was related to scheduled meetings (that still have to take place).

Thanks,
Goswin

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

Kathy N. — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 22:46:56 GMT

This might depend on what type of device you are joining from as well as if you are using the meeting app or the browser. When you right click on the person's name in the participant panel, do you get a menu that includes the option to "Change role to" on the screen. If not, what options do you see when you right click?

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

HansKamp54855 — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:24:39 GMT

The option to "Change role to" is not available to me when I right click on a person's name in the participant panel as you can see:

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How can I make a person co-host?

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

HansKamp54855 — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:28:39 GMT

Goswin is right: I would like to add a person as co-host for a meeting which is scheduled and has not been started yet.

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

HansKamp54855 — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:32:39 GMT

Thank you Goswin.

You have found the answer to my question: "a small icon next to the persons who also have an account on your Webex site".

I have been trying to add someone as a co-host who has been invited but does not have an account.

It may be hard to believe but there are still persons in my working-environment without an account for Webex....

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

Goswin Weemaes — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:46:02 GMT

Just one thing to do: have all your colleagues sign up for a Webex account!

Re: Adding co-hosts to an existing meeting

Goswin Weemaes — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:46:57 GMT

@HansKamp54855 , could you post your screenshot again? Unfortunately the one you posted here above is not visible for me.

Thanks,
Goswin