Please note: to use Elluminate Live properly, please configure your audio equipment ---------------------------------------------------------

Select Audio Output DeviceSpeaker setupSpeaker testSetup confirmation

Select Audio Input DeviceMicrophone SetupMicrophone PlaybackSetup confirmation

Do this step every time you use Elluminate Live!

Click on the Tools pull- down menu;select the Audio option; select the Audio Setup Wizard option

Elluminate Live! Orientationby Laurentian’s Elearning Team (http://elluminate.laurentian.ca)

Elluminate Live!

Who’s Talking - Participant Window

Your microphone is active when you see the YELLOW hallo around the microphone icon located beside your name

To speak, click on the Talk button. You will know your microphone is active because of the YELLOW hallo within the button

Participant – Raising your hand

To ask a question, raise your hand using the button in the Participants window.

Emotion IndicatorsClick on either one of the icons in the Participant window

Using Audio: TalkingClick the Talk button or use Ctrl-F2 when you want to speakThe Talk button turns yellow while your audio is activated

When you are done talking, click the Talk button or Ctrl-F2 to release your microphone.

By default, only one person can speak at a time. The moderator can increase it up to six simultaneous speakers.

Remember to always release your microphone after talking so others can reply.

Taking Notes

Information can be Exported

File Format .txt (text)

Using Chat

• You can send your message to everyone (public) in the session, just the moderator (private), another participant or several participants.

• Depending on the session configuration, your moderator may see all the messages sent in the Chat area, including private messages that you send to other participants.

• The eye icon indicates that private chat is supervised by the moderator

Whiteboard Tools

Once a tool is selected, you can change the various properties using the color palette and menus available at the bottom of the whiteboard

Whiteboard Pointer

Printing the Whiteboard

If the professor gives you permission, you can print the whiteboard screens directly from Elluminate Live!

The menu option aregrayed out if the professor protected the whiteboard

Content.

Saving the WhiteboardYou can save your whiteboard screens to a file that you can review later. The screens can be saved in three formats: as a whiteboard (.wbd) file or as a whiteboard PDF (.pdf) file or individually as images files (.png)

The chat messages during the session can also be saved as a text (.txt) file.

Option are grayed out if you do not have access

Using Live Video