Organizers, if you've opted in to the New GoToMeeting, you can now take notes during a meeting and view them after the session along with the AI-generated highlights and action items, recording, and transcripts. Additionally, users will notice major improvements to the New GoToMeeting including Drawing Tools, updates to recording, and more! Read on to learn more.
Highlights:
- Use Smart Notes in session (New GoToMeeting only)
- Updates to recording (New GoToMeeting only)
- Drawing Tools support (New GoToMeeting only)
- Ability to call other to join the meeting (New GoToMeeting only)
- Improvements to New GoToMeeting
- Fix for paused camera feeds (New GoToMeeting only)
- Additional fixes and minor changes
Rollout plan:
This build was deployed to customers starting Nov. 21 and ends Dec. 2, 2019.
What's New?
Use Smart Notes In Session (New GoToMeeting Only)
- Organizers can now take notes during the meeting and review them along with the auto-generated Smart Notes after the session! To launch Smart Notes in a browser during the session, users can click the Record icon and Open notes in a new browser. Windows organizers can check the "Open automatically" box to launch Smart Notes automatically for future recorded sessions; this checkbox will be available to Mac organizers in a future release. Learn more.
Note: Scheduling organizers must have online recording and Transcriptions enabled to use this feature.
Updates to Recording (New GoToMeeting Only)
- Improvements have been made to recording a session!
- There is a new look and feel to the Record icon and location.
- Co-organizers can start their own local recording if the scheduling organizer is recording locally.
- Attendees do not see the Record icon when meeting is not being recorded.
Drawing Tools Support (New GoToMeeting)
- Organizers can now use Drawing Tools during a meeting and allow attendees access to Drawing Tools. Learn more.
Ability to Call Others to Join the Meeting (New GoToMeeting)
- Organizers who have Call Me enabled can now call others from the desktop app and connect them to the meeting in session! This is an easy way for organizers to invite up to 5 attendees to join the audio conference of a GoToMeeting session via telephone. Note that only those who have Call Me enabled will see this option. Learn more.
Improvements to New GoToMeeting
Improvements have been made to the New GoToMeeting desktop app! Improvements include:
- Additional audio settings for Mac (e.g., on-hold beeps, entry/exit chimes, audio troubleshooting, etc.)
- Presenter's ability to undock and dock camera feed
- Updates to the pre-session window
- Tooltips to help users navigate through the in-session controls
- Clearer audio help and error messages
- White border around active speaker's feed
- Mac ability to scroll through the Settings pane
- Localization updates
Bug Fixes & Minor Changes:
- Mac users can choose to "Skip audio options before connecting" from their Meeting Preferences (New GoToMeeting)
- The Mac Camera Position filter is only shown in certain scenarios (e.g., screen sharing is in progress, user are not in presenter mode, cameras are docked) (New GoToMeeting)
- Users now see the "GoToMeeting.png was saved to your desktop" message next to the Screenshot icon (New GoToMeeting)
- Users now see a disabled icon when no mic or camera is plugged in or detected (New GoToMeeting)
- Attendee names are displayed as "Attendee" with an assigned number (e.g., Attendee #1) if organizers has hidden the attendee list (New GoToMeeting)
- Drawing tools are available to attendees if the Presenter enables it (New GoToMeeting)
- Newly plugged in camera and audio devices prompt a "New hardware detected" message (New GoToMeeting)
- Clearer Mac Call Me error messages to prevent confusion (New GoToMeeting)
- Mac users running macOS Catalina (10.14) who denied GoToMeeting access to their hardware can now click the Mic or Camera icon to prompt the "Grant Access" dialog again (New GoToMeeting)
