How to upload a file to a webinar?

When hosting a webinar you can upload various files to present to your attendees, creating more compelling experience.

In order to upload file:

  1. Click the Presentation button on the left hand menu
  2. In the pop-up window, click Upload file button
  3. Select the file from your device

The file will be uploaded and ready to use during your event.

Switching between slides in presentation

You can switch between slides by clicking the slide on the preview bar on the right side or using the arrows in the upper right corner of the presentation area.

webinar presentation slides

Closing the presentation

If you want to close the presentation, expand the menu on the left side of the room by clicking the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner. Then hover over the Presentation. There you can close the current presentation or open another one.

removing presentation from webinar

Hiding the coursor

If you do not want the attendees to see your cursor in the presentation area you can hide it by clicking on the pointer icon in the bottom left corner and selecting private pointer.

removing coursor from webinar presentation

Placing notes in the presentation

You can place notes on the uploaded presentation (in ppt, key, pdf format). Notes on the presentation:

  • can be added by the organiser or presenters,
  • are added to each slide separately,
  • can be edited by several people at the same time and changes made will be overwritten;
  • are enabled by default, but you can always turn them off by clicking on the three dots at the top right corner of the presentation area,
  • can be created during Event Preparation, then when you save the event room and rejoin, the notes will be visible on the selected presentation.

adding notes to webinar presentation

Sharing files

If you want your audience to have access to a file after the event, expand the menu on the left side of the room by clicking the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner, choose Presentation, and click on the Add presentation To share files during a webinar, go to the menu on the left, choose Presentation, and click on the Share file icon. You can also share files from your file library by clicking t

What types of files can I upload to a webinar?

We support files up to 1 GB. You can upload the following file formats:

  • Presentations: PPTX, PPT, POT, POTX, PPS, PPSX, KEY
  • Text documents: PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, TXT, pages, ODT, ODS, ODP
  • Spreadsheets: XLSX, XLS, XLT, XLSM, XLTM, numbers
  • Images: JPEG, JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TIF, TFD
  • Video: MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV, F4V, WMV, MPEG, MPG, MP4V, QTX, ASF, M4V, M4U, M4E, MKV, OGV, OGM, OGX, QTM, QT, WEBM, WMX
  • Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, WMA, SN

Animations in PPT or PPTX files won’t work due to the file conversion. As every uploaded file is converted, there might be a slight change in the quality.