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Sametime Meetings Client Guide
The Sametime Meetings Client allows you to join a Sametime meeting or lecture in a web browser without the need to download a plug-in or software. This guide contains information on how to access Sametime through your web browser.
Getting started
For a quick overview of the Sametime meeting client features and components, see the Quick Start Guide.
Keyboard shortcuts

Sametime Meetings Client Guide
The Sametime Meetings Client allows you to join a Sametime meeting or lecture in a web browser without the need to download a plug-in or software. This guide contains information on how to access Sametime through your web browser.
- Getting started
  For a quick overview of the Sametime meeting client features and components, see the Quick Start Guide.
  - System and browser requirements
    Before you begin, check if your computer has these:
  - Keyboard shortcuts
  - What's new
    HCL Sametime and HCL Sametime Premium 12.0.1 provides many new features, enhancements and fixes to servers and clients. Additional releases to version 12.0.1 also provides updates to the product.
  - Signing in to Sametime
    You can join a Sametime meeting as an authenticated user or guest user. This topic describes the steps on how to sign in to your Sametime account in a web browser.
  - Joining a Sametime meeting
    This section discusses the steps on how to join the two types of meetings.
  - Inside a Sametime meeting
  - Creating a Sametime meeting
    Authenticated users can create, manage, and start meetings. This section describes the types of meetings and meeting modes and the steps on how start or create one.
  - Managing my Meetings homepage
    Authenticated users can manage their meetings from the Meetings homepage.
- Using Sametime Meetings
  This section focuses on the in-meeting features that are accessible by default to all meeting participants.
- Managing meetings
  This section focuses on the additional controls that are available to meeting owners and moderators.

Keyboard shortcuts

You can navigate within Sametime using a combination of keys.

Table 1. Keyboard shortcuts for general navigation
Action	Keyboard shortcut
Move from one interface element to the next	Tab key
Select a link or control on a page	Navigate to the link and press Enter
Select or clear a check box	Spacebar

Table 2. Keyboard shortcuts for meeting actions
Action	Keyboard shortcut
Show or hide video thumbnails	F
Show or hide keyboard shortcuts	?
Push to talk	Spacebar
Show the speaker's status	T
Focus on your video	0
Focus on another person's video	1–9
Mute or unmute	M
Open and close the chat	C
View and exit full screen	S