VIP Room Instructions – GLIDE – San Francisco: serving the people of the Tenderloin and San Francisco since 1963

When you’re admitted, you’ll be in the Main Session, which we’re calling the Lobby. This is the center of the virtual venue and the place to return to if you get lost or have questions.

• Get a brief orientation from the host, who will greet you here.
• Start exploring the rooms! The host will designate you as a cohost and assign you to a Breakout Room. After that, if you’re on a computer/laptop, you’ll be able to move to other rooms whenever you like.

• Click the Breakout Rooms button on your screen and the list of rooms will appear, as well as which guests are in each room. Select a room, click Join, and you’ll be beamed over!
• Return to the Lobby (Main Session)
………… – if you would like technical assistance or have other questions
………… – if you are attending via tablet or phone and are ready to explore a different room
• To return to the Lobby, click “Leave” (if you accidentally click “Leave Meeting,” you will be booted out of the party entirely—simply log back in with the party link). If you’re on a phone or tablet, you may need to swipe left or right to find the Leave button.

• Broadcast: Keep a look-out for occasional important text messages broadcast by the host!

• Chat: To communicate by text with a group or an individual in a room, click on the Chat icon (on phones/tablets you may have to click three little dots first to find Chat). Type your message to Everyone or choose a specific person and enter.

• Mute: If you don’t want to be heard or you have background noise, mute your Zoom mic.

• Gallery View vs Speaker View
………… – On your screen, find Gallery View or the icon that looks like a grid. Clicking on that will let you see video displays of all the guests in a particular room. If you’re “Zooming” in by phone or tablet, you’ll need to swipe left to see everyone.
• Backgrounds
………… – This is a fun way to get festive! To enable virtual backgrounds:
…………………… ∙ click on the ^ symbol next to the Video icon
…………………….∙ click on Choose Virtual Background
…………………… ∙ click on the + sign just under the video screen, then click on the images you want to add as background
………… – If your device is unable to utilize a Virtual Background, you can always create your own Green Screen with a green or bluish fabric or paper background. Be sure “I have a green screen” is checked at the bottom of the Virtual Background page.
………… – WE HAVE INCLUDED A FEW CUSTOM EVENT BACKGROUNDS FOR YOU!

There’s still plenty of time to gain access to the event ~ tell all your friends! We also encourage you to share your selfies and videos before and during the event using the hashtag #GLIDELegacyGala and tagging the Legacy Committee social accounts: @glidesflegacy on Instagram and @GLIDELegacy on Facebook. Thank you for your help in spreading the word!