Pausing a session lets the host and the group take a breath, see what's coming up, get help or manage the session.
How to pause a session
Click Pause at the top of the shared screen, press P or the spacebar, or tap Pause in your host controls.
Host group controls
The group controls dialog is a separate surface from the pause screen — it's where you manage what's happening mid-session without stopping the group. To open it, tap Open group controls in your host controls.
The dialog has four tabs:
Controls — session controls like moving to the next activity and managing the registration flow.
Participants — everyone in the session, where you can hand host controls to someone else or remove someone.
Agenda — the full agenda with the author's host notes against each activity. The current activity's notes are open by default; you can expand any other row to read ahead. Activities with no notes are dimmed. If the experience allows going back, this is also where you press and hold a completed activity to take the group to it.
Help (the question-mark icon) — restart, pause and continue, I need more help, and Submit a bug. See If something goes wrong for what a bug report sends.
Access the full agenda
On the left side of the screen you will see the full agenda, which includes the estimated time remaining and the title and time duration of each section. If the experience has host navigation switched on, press and hold any section the group has already completed to take everyone back to it.
Rejoining or joining late
If someone arrives late or drops out by accident, ask them to join again with the QR code or link. They'll be back with the group straight away.
Change host
In the Participants tab of your host controls, tap the star next to the person's name (Grant host controls). On the shared screen, you can also hover over their name and click Make host. Host controls then move from your phone to theirs, which is useful if you need to step out. Note: You can't move the shared screen to a different device during a session.
Remove someone from the session
In the Participants tab, choose Remove participant next to their name. They can join again later. Note: If a learner plans to come back, it's better for them to take a break on their phone.
Pause the session for another day
Can't finish in one go? On the pause screen, click Pause the session for another day, and follow the instructions. You'll get an email with a link to carry on another day or on a different device.
Restart the session
If the group needs to start again from the beginning, click Restart the session on the pause screen. Use it only as a last resort.
Access help
The pause screen has answers to frequently asked questions and Report a bug. In the group controls, the Help tab has I need more help and Submit a bug. For technical problems, see If something goes wrong.