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Hosting An In-Person Wordly Session Using A Mobile Device 

How to start a Wordly session on the Wordly app

You can start an in-person Wordly session with the Wordly app. The Wordly app can be used for both iPhone and Android devices.

With the Wordly app, you can:

Starting a session without signing in

  1. Download and install the Wordly app.
  2. After opening the app, accept the terms of service.
  3. Enter the Session ID and the Passcode on the home screen. You must enter both to join the session as a presenter. 
  4. (Optional) Click Manage to change the presenter's language and name for the session before starting it.
  5. Click Join.

If you're returned to the home screen after entering the passcode, verify that you've entered the passcode correctly.

Starting a session after signing in

  1. Download and install the Wordly app.
  2. After opening the app, accept the terms of service.
  3. Click Sign in.
  4. Enter your email and password. You can also sign in with your Google or Apple credentials.
  5. Your upcoming/current sessions display in the Wordly app.  To start a session, select your session and click the green Start button at the bottom of the screen.

Managing your session

The live running transcript displays once you start (join) the Wordly session At the top and bottom of the screen will be different settings:

  • Language selection - The language set for the presenter displays in the upper right of the app. You can change the language by pressing the language and selecting a language from the dropdown menu
  • End - You can select this to end the session for everyone.
  • Mute/Unmute (mobile mute icon) - You can use this 
  • View participants (mobile attend icon) - You can see how many attendees are in the session.
 

Creating a New Session

To create a new session

  1. From the main screen in the Wordly app, press Add Session.
  2. In the Session Setup screen, enter the information for the session. Read Creating A Session for more information.
  3. Press Save.

The new session now displays in the My Sessions list.

Ending a Session

To leave or end a session

  1. Press the END button at the bottom left of the session screen.
  2. In the Leave Session? window, choose one of the following:
    • END to end the session.
    • LEAVE to exit the session. This doesn't end the session. Select this option only if you're one of several devices that has joined the session as a presenter.
    • CANCEL to return to the session.