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VSee Tip #1 – Shortcuts for Arranging Your Video Windows

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VSee video chat window shortcuts

Unlike most video conference services, VSee gives you tons of control over how you want to display your video windows. Click on the icon with the four tiles in the top right corner of your video window for the “Arrange Video Windows” menu (pictured above).  Better yet, try these easy shortcuts to quickly arrange your windows just the way you want.

Make video windows bigger and smaller

  • CTRL + plus key (+)  to make video bigger
  • CTRL + minus key (-)  to make video smaller

Line up video windows along one side of your screen

  • CTRL + [Arrow Keys] in the direction you want the windows to align
    • CTRL + ←   to tile left
    • CTRL + ↑   to tile top
    • CTRL + →   to tile right
    • CTRL + ↓   to tile bottom

Any window adjustments you make are automatically saved for your next call.

Save a video windows layout

  • CTRL + S to save a specific window order or layout

You can also save a particular window order or window layout that you like to use, such as for recurring meetings. Please note that the saved layout will only apply to calls with the same number of callers as the original saved layout. Here is a quick video tutorial on how the save a video windows layout.

*Mac users should substitute CMD (⌘) key in place of CTRL, like this:

  • CMD(⌘) + plus key (+) to make video bigger
  • CMD(⌘) + minus key (-) to make video smaller
  • etc., etc.

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VSee Tip #3 – What Do the Colored Bars on a Caller’s Window Mean?

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VSee tutorial - network barsThe bars on the bottom right of a caller’s video window show you the strength of the network or connection between you and the caller.

  • Green ♦(strong) – great audio and video
  • Yellow ♦ (medium) – possibility of some audio and video interruptions
  • Red ♦ (weak) – likely to have audio and video interruptions

If you have a weak connection and your call keeps breaking up, you can try one of the following to improve the call:

  • Lower the screen resolution – Go to the bottom right of your video window, click gear icon –> video settings –> resolution
  • Decrease the frame rate – Go to the bottom right of your video window, click gear icon –> video settings –> frame rate
  • Completely mute your video – Go to the bottom left of your video window, click the video camera icon

VSee tips video settings menu

If you need more help, contact customer support or sign up for a live VSee webinar help session.

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Top 5 Ways To Use The VSee Invite Link

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VSee invite url
Today, we have some VSee tips on using the VSee invite link (a.k.a. VSee invite open URL).  The invite link is a handy little web link that can take the work out of adding contacts to your address book.  Instead of always having to directly send an invite from the VSee address book, you can now stick this open invite link anywhere people are likely to look for your contact information.  Here are our top 5 placements to get your VSee invite open URL working for you:

1.  Use it In your email signature so others can always find you by VSee, like this:

Anne
Storyteller
VSee: anne@vsee.com | Cell: 123.456.7890
Join me on VSee for free

(I’ve hyperlinked my open URL to both my VSee account as well as “Join me on VSee for free” invitation.)

2.  Add it to your LinkedIn, Facebook, or other social media profile:
VSee Invite on LinkedIn

3.  Include it on your blog or website.  It’s easy to hyperlink a cute button.  Take one of ours or make your own button for free.

green web buttonFree VSee open invite button yellow

 

4.  Send it over a text chat

Me:  this is too much to type
Christina:  OK.  Phone? Skype?  Hangouts?
Christina: sweet

 

5.  Even put it in your GChat and Skype “status” strings ;)
VSee invite in Skype status string

 

To find your VSee invite link:
Go to VSee address book–> Add (+) –> Invite to VSee
The new webpage that pops up should show your open URL invite link near the bottom of the page.
Here’s a 15 second video to show you how to get it.

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VSee Features Highlight: One-click

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Everyone knows that “less is more,” right?  VSee’s dedication to this common-sense design principle into action by making it possible for anyone to get started using VSee with just a single click from its home page.  There is no downloading and no installing involved for the user.

If you’re interested in design, you can read what Steve Spencer has to say about the cost of unecessary clicks.

Anyways, here is a 56-second preview of how VSee starts up with just one-click, in case you didn’t get a chance to try it out last week when we first released it.   (Btw, the background music is from “Last Train” by Urtzi Azkue.)  There’s also screen shots for you non-video people.

 

One-click Screenshots:

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