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For an organizer to start a call:

Go to http://www.gotomeeting.com
Choose Log In from the top of the left menu
Enter email address meeting_host@eclipse.org and password ganymede08
Click the Start Meeting button next to your meeting, or next to the Eclipse Call - General Use meeting
If any prompts come up, click Yes or Okay
Your meeting has started once the control panel window appears

For an organizer to end a call:

Close the control panel window or choose File from the control panel's top menu, then Exit - End Meeting
Click Yes to the prompt to end the meeting for everyone

For attendees to join a call:

Go to http://www.gotomeeting.com
Click the "Join a Meeting" button from the left menu
Enter the meeting id
Note that if the organizer has not yet started the meeting, you may get a Waiting for Organizer pop-up

Screen sharing tools available during your call:

To share your screen, click the large play button towards the top of the control panel. You can choose a specific monitor or application from the Screen drop down menu below this play button. Click the pause, stop, Give Keyboard & Mouse and Change Presenter buttons to control the screen share accordingly.
There are also drawing tools available if you click the highlighter icon in the left menu of the control panel, including pen, highlighter, spotlight and arrow.

The maximum attendance allowed per call is 26 - the organizer plus 25 attendees.
An organizer must be present at the start of any meeting and by default is the presenter once a meeting starts. During the meeting, the organizer may pass the role of presenter to other attendees or promote an attendee to co-organizer.

Note that GoToMeeting does not work with Linux. Only PCs and Macs can be used to host and attend calls.

To install GoToMeeting:

Go to http://www.gotomeeting.com
Choose Log In from the top of the left menu
Enter email address meeting_host@eclipse.org and password ganymede08
If prompted, select Organizer.
In the left navigation menu, click Host a Meeting.
At the GoToMeeting Installed window, click OK.

System Requirements

For PC-based Organizers and Attendees:

Required: Windows® 2000, XP, 2003 Server or Vista
Required: Internet Explorer® 6.0 or newer, or Mozilla® Firefox® 2.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better recommended
Recommended: Minimum of Pentium® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista)

For Mac-based Organizers and Attendees:

Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer
Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox 2.0 or newer; (JavaScript and Java enabled)
Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better recommended
Required: PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor, 512 MB of RAM or better recommended

To Use VoIP:

Required: Fast Internet connection (384 kbps or more recommended)
Required: Microphone and speakers (USB headset recommended)

For Meeting Recording:

Required: Windows Media® Player Version 9.0 or newer
Required: Minimum Super VGA (800x600) or better
Required: Fast Internet connection(384 kbps or more recommended)
Required: Sound card
Required: Telephone attachment device (If not using Total Audio)
Recommended: 1.0 GB of hard disk space
Recommended: 1024 x 768 or higher screen resolution
Recommended: Minimum Pentium 800 MHz with 1.0GB of RAM for transcoding to Windows Media Player file format

Recording a meeting is only available using a PC.

For Instant-Messaging Integration:

GoToMeeting integrates with the most widely used instant-messaging applications including: Yahoo!® Messenger™, Windows Live™ Messenger, Skype™ Chat, Microsoft® Communicator, Google Talk™

Note: Instant-Messaging Integration options are only available for use by PC-based GoToMeeting organizers.

For Microsoft® Office® Integration:

Microsoft Office 2002 or later

For Outlook® Integration:

Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later

For Lotus Notes® Integration:

IBM® Lotus Notes Version 6.5

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-To host a call:
+For an organizer to start a call:
 #Go to http://www.gotomeeting.com
 #Choose ''Log In'' from the top of the left menu
 #Enter email address meeting_host@eclipse.org and password ganymede08
 #Click the ''Start Meeting'' button next to your meeting, or next to the ''Eclipse Call - General Use'' meeting
+#If any prompts come up, click ''Yes'' or ''Okay''
+#Your meeting has started once the control panel window appears
+For an organizer to end a call:
+#Close the control panel window or choose ''File'' from the control panel's top menu, then ''Exit - End Meeting''
+#Click ''Yes'' to the prompt to end the meeting for everyone
+For attendees to join a call:
+#Go to http://www.gotomeeting.com
+#Click the "Join a Meeting" button from the left menu
+#Enter the meeting id
+#Note that if the organizer has not yet started the meeting, you may get a ''Waiting for Organizer'' pop-up
+Screen sharing tools available during your call:
+#To share your screen, click the large play button towards the top of the control panel.  You can choose a specific monitor or application from the ''Screen'' drop down menu below this play button.  Click the pause, stop, ''Give Keyboard & Mouse'' and ''Change Presenter'' buttons to control the screen share accordingly.
+#There are also drawing tools available if you click the highlighter icon in the left menu of the control panel, including pen, highlighter, spotlight and arrow.
 *The maximum attendance allowed per call is 26 - the organizer plus 25 attendees.

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