Glance UI Reference

A comprehensive guide to the agent, visitor, and guest interface controls used during a Glance session.

Agent Controls

The agent controls support a range of capabilities, from basic session participation to advanced collaboration features like remote assist and document sharing.

Resize Video

Allows the agent to resize the video window.

Resize Video icon

Turn Video On/Off

Allows the agent to turn their video on and off.

Turn Video On/Off icon

Eject Guest

Allows the agent to eject the guest, if needed.

Eject Guest icon

Pause Visitor Video

Allows the agent to pause the visitor's video.

Pause Visitor Video icon

Cobrowse Widget

The Cobrowse widget contains the End button and options to resize video or turn video on/off. The widget can be dragged and dropped on the screen during a session and will snap to a corner based on the quadrant it is moved into.

Cobrowse Widget

Glance Icon

The G icon is only informational.

Glance Icon

Settings

Provides the ability to choose a webcam, turn on video background effects, or turn on accessibility.

Settings icon

Settings - WebCam

Choose which camera you want to use for the session.

WebCam Settings

Settings - Video Background Effects

Turn background effects on or off.

Video Background Effects Settings

Settings - Accessibility

If enabled, turn this switch on (blue) to enable accessibility. This feature allows agents to guide customers by clicking on a page element, which automatically activates the visitor's screen reader to read the clicked element out loud.

Accessibility Settings

Back/Forward

If remote assist is enabled, these buttons allow you to go back or forward.

Back and Forward buttons

Refresh

If remote assist is enabled, this button allows you to refresh the page.

Refresh button

Add Guest

Allows the agent to invite guests to the session.

Add Guest button

Add Guest (dropdown)

Once the agent clicks Add Guest, they can click the copy button to copy the URL to the guest join page to share with guests. Once the agent has a code from a guest, they enter the code into the field and click Admit.

Add Guest dropdown

Share Screen

If the agent has share screen privileges, it provides the ability for the agent to share a window, browser tab, or their entire screen. It also allows the agent to send a request to the visitor to view their screen.

Share Screen icon

Remote Assist

If the agent has remote assist privileges, it provides the ability for the agent to request control of the visitor's interface. When remote assist is on, a green dot in the middle of the mouse icon is displayed. To stop remote assist, click the mouse button again.

Remote Assist icon

Share Document

If the agent has share document privileges, it provides the ability for the agent to share a document with the visitor or for the visitor to share a document with the agent.

Share Document icon

Video

If the agent has video privileges, it provides the ability for the agent to show video. Click the video button to start agent video. When video is on, a green dot in the middle of the camera icon is displayed. To stop agent video, click the video button again.

Video icon

Customer Info

Provides relevant session details and diagnostics, including Session Code, Visitor OS, Browser Type, Browser Version, and Report a Problem (if enabled).

Customer Info icon

End

The End button ends the session and closes the browser window.

End button

Visitor Controls

This section covers the visitor-side UI experience during video-enabled sessions, including how visitors preview their camera, accept terms, and manage permissions before connecting with an agent.

Visitor Preview (1-Click Connect) with Terms and Conditions

If a visitor is logged in, and an agent has 1-click connect enabled in a CRM, when the agent clicks the orange Join button, the visitor is presented with a set of terms and conditions.

Visitor Preview Terms and Conditions

1 of 2: Visitor Preview (Code use case)

If the camera isn't enabled, this is the first screen.

Visitor Preview screen 1

2 of 2: Visitor Preview (Code use case)

Video preview with session code once the camera is enabled.

Visitor Preview screen 2

Blocked Camera/Camera Off Alert

Visitor has clicked the block camera on the browser bar icon or turned off the camera in the modal.

Blocked Camera Alert

Waiting Message

Displays when the visitor has accepted terms, but is waiting for the agent to click Join.

Waiting Message

Remote Assist Request

Allows the visitor to accept the remote assist request.

Remote Assist Request

Camera Settings

Allows the user to choose a camera.

Camera Settings

Video Settings

Allows the user to turn their camera on or off.

Video Settings

Guest Controls

This section outlines the guest UI experience when joining a Glance session via invitation.

Name Field

Allows the guest to enter their name. Once they click Join, a code appears.

Guest Name Field

Camera Settings

Allows the guest to choose a camera.

Guest Camera Settings

Video Settings

Allows the guest to turn their camera on or off.

Guest Video Settings

Code Field

Once the guest has entered their name, a code box appears, which they will provide to the agent to admit them.

Guest Code Field

Video Slider

In small video mode, if you cannot see all participants in the session, this icon allows you to filter through different participants.

Video Slider