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Web Conferencing Tools and How to use Team Viewer
-October 17, 2019
-9th Blog


What is Web Conferencing Tools?


Web conferencing is a form of communication that enables real-time sharing of computer screens, applications or web-based content among two or more devices. Web conferencing allows users to conduct business meetings and seminars, lead presentations, provide online education and offer direct customer support via remote keyboard mouse control.

Web Conferencing Tools - refers to any software or applications that we can use to conduct online meetings or seminars.

Some examples of a Web Conferencing Tools 

1. Skype (for business) 
2. Zoom 
3. UberConference 
4. TeamViewer 
5. Google Hangouts


What is TeamViewer?

TeamViewer is a proprietary software application for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers.

History :

The software is distributed by the German company TeamViewer GmbH, which was founded in Göppingen, Germany in 2005. As of 2018, TeamViewer has local representations in Australia and the United States.

How to use TeamViewer

Step 1 : Install and setup the application

Step 2 : After the setup, make sure you are connected to the internet then open the application and sign up.


Step 3 : After signing up, you can now use the app.

Step 4 : The first thing you'll see is your given ID and password, you can use that to connect with other devices.

Step 5 : Go to the computer/contacts then add a friend to connect with


Step 6 : After adding a friend, you can go to the "Meeting" feature then you can start a presentation, video call and call.

Step 7 : Choose "video call" as an example, then click "invite participant" add choose a friend in your contact.


Step 8 : As the two of you started the Video call, you can talk, chat and can even send files in the files box with each other.



That's how you use the TeamViewer application. The only downside in using this application is that, it requires a stable and fast internet connection. If the internet connection is slow, the video call may stop or it may buffer.





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