yugma - how to use it

YUGMA

HOW TO USE IT

WHAT IS YUGMA?

Yugma is a free web

conferencing tool .

Allows anyone,

anywhere to

instantly share

online with

others.

SIGN UP FOR

FREE TO HOST

YOUR OWN

MEETINGS.

Yugma Free web

conferencing allows

you to invite

only one

attendee.

Yugma Free web

conferencing is

limited for

30 minutes only.

Also allows you

to use built-in

instant message

feature.

Do people that join my meeting need

to register?

Attendees

need to

if you are a

Free Yugma user.

Attendees do not

need to register

for Professional

Service accounts.

What does Yugma mean?

Sanskrit word;

describes state of

togetherness.

Can I change my password?

You can change

your password

anytime.

How do I change my password?

1. Sign in to

your account.

2. Go to “Manage

Account”; select

“change password”.

What if I forgot my

password?

1. Go to

„Retrieve Your

Password page‟.

2. Enter and submit

your User ID

(email address).

Your password

will be sent

to your

email

address.

How many meetings can

I host each month?

You can host as

many meetings

as you

wish.

What are features different in the paid version?

A paid Yugma

account offers

a number of extra

interactive features.

Change presenters.

Share mouse &

keyboard.

Share files.

Record webcasts.

Use the

annotations/

white board feature.

Schedule meetings.

System Requirements

for Yugma

FOR WINDOWS

2000

or later 32-bit

Pentium CPU

or greater

512 MB RAM –

optional

FOR MAC

OSX 10.4 and

higher 32 bit

FOR LINUX

32 bit

operating systems

What to do if Yugma does not

automatically install?

Download Java

from java.com.

What if Java cannot be installed?

Manually install

Java.

How to Uninstall Yugma

WINDOWS

Click Windows

Start Menu.

Go to Yugma folder;

click Yugma

Uninstaller.

MAC

Click Macintosh

Hard Drive.

Open the folder

“Users”.

Open the folder with

your user name/

account.

Open the folder with

“Applications”.

Drag folder

“Yugma” into trash

icon of Mac Dock.

Hold CTRL key;

click on Yugma

icon.

Choose menu item

“Remove from

Dock”.

LINUX

Delete Yugma

folder from the

folder/home/(your

Linux user name)/.

Start UsingYugma

Click on “Get an

Account” at

www.yugma.com.

Register for a

Trial Premium

account.

AFTER 15 DAYS

IT TURNS INTO A

FREE ACCOUNT

YOUR YUGMA ID

WILL BE THE

E-MAIL ADDRESS

YOU USED TO

REGISTER

Click on “Start a

Session” from any

Yugma page.

YOU NEED JAVA TO

RUN YUGMA ON

WINDOWS, MAC OR

LINUX

INSTALLATION

PROCESS WILL LOOK

DIFFERENTLY ON

SOME BROWSERS &

OPERATING

SYSTEMS

Click on “ActiveX

Control”.

Click “Install”.

Click “Accept”.

YOU CAN CHOOSE

TO HAVE THE

GOOGLE BAR

INSTALLED WITH

JAVA.

Make a choice and

click

“Next”.

INSTALLATION

DEPENDS ON

YOUR

INTERNET SPEED

When Java is

installed, click

“Finish”.

Click “Run” or

“Save” to download

Yugma.

THE YUGMA

INSTALLER

WILL RUN.

YUGMA WILL

AUTOMATICALLY

RUN ONCE

INSTALLED

Enter your

Yugma ID and

password;

click “Start”.

YUGMA WILL

START LOADING

YUGMA PANEL

HOST The person who

started the session.

PRESENTER The current person

allowed to share

Desktop.

Click “Invite

Contacts”; attendee

is required to install

Yugma to interact.

How to Invite Someone to Join

your Session

Click “Invite

Contacts to View

Only”; not required

to install Yugma.

The Yugma Panel

This section shows

your session ID

and conference

call number.

This also shows

your current

bandwidth

(green bars).

Click the round

button to the right of

the Session ID.

Copy the link to

your session into

your PC‟s clipboard.

Paste it into a chat

session or e-mail.

The File Menu

Get Plug-ins.

Settings – where

various settings are

changed.

Start/Join/End a

Session – where you

manually control the

sessions.

Rejoin a Session –

if you were

temporarily

disconnected.

Exit –

when you want to

quit a session.

The X in the upper

right hand corner

minimizes Yugma

without quitting.

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