Minimizer (Fig. A)

You can open/close the sidebar for your own view, or for all users. This will free up space for the meeting area if you do not need chat or webcam.

Opening/Closing for just you

Click the minimizer button to open and close (See Figure A).

Opening/Closing for everyone

To close the sidebar for everyone in your room, just roll over the minimizer button. A tooltip will popup then click “Close for all users.” To open, do the same thing: roll over it, then click “Open for all users.”

NOTE: Vyew Rooms are set to Un-sync Mode by default. During live conferences, the Owner or Moderator needs to toggle to Sync Mode to make all persons see what they see. When the live conference concludes, and the Owner and all Moderators have left the session, the Vyew Room will default back to Un-sync Mode automatically. To change the default to Sync Mode, select “Default this Vyew Room to Sync Mode” via the Sync Toggle.

Vyew Rooms can also be set to Sync Mode by default via the Room settings found under the Book Menu:

Security >>

• Moderator – like an Owner, they have access to everything except the Room Settings
• Collaborator – can draw, edit, delete their own content, and change Sync Mode. They can’t delete pages, change other’s content or change other’s permissions.
• Reviewer – like a Collaborator, except they can’t import any media, such as images or documents, into a room.
• Viewer – can’t edit or change anything.
  • With Sync Mode ON, they are locked onto the currently sync’d page, and cannot navigate. 
  • With Sync Mode OFF, they can navigate pages as they wish.

Why can viewers navigate when Sync Mode is OFF?

• When giving a presentation, Sync is usually ON so that everyone will follow you from page to page.
• When using Vyew for document review or collaboration, when you may or may not be present, Sync is usually OFF to allow collaborators to browse as they need.

Assigning Roles to New Invitees

For most invitations, assign invitee’s permission levels in the invite wizard. See Inviting and Sharing Rooms.

Changing Roles of Current Attendees

In the UserList pod near the upper right of Vyew, click on their username, Change user type to:, then on the desired level.

Different user roles have different interfaces

The lower the permission status of a user, the simpler their interface will be, since certain functions will not be available.

For example, a Collaborator has access to the drawing tools, Insert button, Page Manager and Screen Share tab,

while a Viewer will not:

• Free accounts = 10 users
• Plus accounts = 10 users (can be upgraded to 80)
• Pro accounts = 15 users (can be upgraded to 80)

Upgrades cost $1/user/month in increments of 5. There is a bulk-user discount if you jump straight up to 80 users. Sign-up here, or if you’re already a customer, upgrade here.

The maximum number of concurrent users is actually per account, with the number of concurrent users split up among all your rooms, as better explained here.

Of course, there is no limit to the number of times someone can access your rooms, since they are “always on,” as long it’s within the concurrency limits.

What if I want more than 80 users in a room?

For special situations we can allow up to 100. A new version of Vyew is in the works which will allow much more. Stay tuned…