Controlling the playback of content

When you load an item of content, it begins to play automatically. Users with host permissions can pause, jump to a specific time, or cancel the content. How you control the playback of content depends on how the content was created.

On desktop and VR devices, when an item of content is loaded, a blue dot appears underneath the content icon in the menu. If the item of content controls the playback of media, a blue dot also appears underneath the Shared Screen icon.

Active content icon

To access the Active Content panel, complete the following steps:

1. Open your menu or tablet, and then select Content .
2. On the Content page, in the lower left corner, select Active Content.

If the Active Content panel includes playback controls, as shown in the following image, then you can use those to control playback of the content.

Active Content panel with playback controls

If the Active Content panel doesn't include playback controls, as shown in the following image, see Controlling video playback for instructions on how to control playback of the content.

Active Content panel when playback is controlled by a video