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This will make that participant the primary focus of the meeting for everyone."}]}]},{"children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"strong","children":[{"type":"text","value":"Confirm Spotlight"}]},{"type":"text","value":" – Once you click, the participant’s video will be highlighted for all attendees, and they will be featured as the main video on everyone’s screen."}]}]},{"children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"strong","children":[{"type":"text","value":"Spotlight Multiple Participants (Optional)"}]},{"type":"text","value":" – If you're the host, you can spotlight up to "},{"type":"strong","children":[{"type":"text","value":"9 participants"}]},{"type":"text","value":" at once by clicking "},{"type":"strong","children":[{"type":"text","value":"“Add Spotlight”"}]},{"type":"text","value":" after selecting another participant."}]}]},{"children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"strong","children":[{"type":"text","value":"Stop Spotlighting"}]},{"type":"text","value":" – To remove spotlighting, simply click the "},{"type":"strong","children":[{"type":"text","value":"“Stop Spotlight Video”"}]},{"type":"text","value":" option from the participant’s video feed dropdown or select another participant to spotlight."}]}]}]}],"tours":[{"type":"layerpathTour","sourceUrl":"https://share.layerpath.com/e/cmac86im10004l70dlrfth2hw/tour","canonicalUrl":"https://share.layerpath.com/e/cmac86im10004l70dlrfth2hw/tour","id":"cmac86im10004l70dlrfth2hw"}],"plainText":["How to Spotlight on Zoom","This guide will walk you through the steps required to spotlight a participant in a Zoom meeting. 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This will make that participant the primary focus of the meeting for everyone.\nConfirm Spotlight – Once you click, the participant’s video will be highlighted for all attendees, and they will be featured as the main video on everyone’s screen.\nSpotlight Multiple Participants (Optional) – If you're the host, you can spotlight up to 9 participants at once by clicking “Add Spotlight” after selecting another participant.\nStop Spotlighting – To remove spotlighting, simply click the “Stop Spotlight Video” option from the participant’s video feed dropdown or select another participant to spotlight."]}