With a little prep beforehand and a quick setting change during the session, you can have the Webex Recorder focus on one participant regardless of who is speaking.
Before Session Prep
- Navigate to UConn Webex and sign in using your NetID.
- Click on Preferences in the left-hand menu. Choose Recording.
- In both rows of video layout options, choose Focus(ed).
![](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/download/thumbnails/10906370455/focus%20recording%20options.png?version=1&modificationDate=1628584325000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&width=500)
- Click Home in the left-hand menu and begin your session from this website.
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At the beginning of your Session
- Wait for your presenter to join the session.
- Hover your mouse over the presenter and click on the ellipsis button that appears. Click on Move to stage.
![](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/download/thumbnails/10906370455/participant%20box%20context%20menu.png?version=1&modificationDate=1628584815000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&width=472)
- Click on Layout in the top right corner of the video window. Uncheck Show active speaker in stage to remove the active speaker from the stage.
![](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/download/thumbnails/10906370455/layout%20hide%20active%20speaker.png?version=1&modificationDate=1628584919000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&width=300)
- You will now see your presenter taking precedence while the other participants sit atop the main video.
- Press Record to begin recording the session.
![](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/download/thumbnails/10906370455/record%20button.png?version=1&modificationDate=1628585066000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&width=233)
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