Viewneral^® Gatherings - User Guide

Get Started

After login you are taken to a screen titled Virtual Gatherings, click GET STARTED and enter the following information:

1. Name of the individual you are gathering for
2. Date and Time
3. Whether the memorial event will be recurring (on multiple days; gatherings can be scheduled for up to 15 days)?
   Check Box if Yes
4. Record the Viewneral Gathering Automatically?
   Check Box if Yes.
5. Enable Waiting Room? Check Box if Yes
6. Click SCHEDULE

For memorial events with multiple days:

• select Recurrence as Daily
• select Repeat Every 1 Day
• select an End Date or the number of occurrences after the first day of the memorial event

After you schedule the Viewneral Gathering review the details for accuracy. If the information is accurate, go to INVITE GUESTS (ATTENDEES) section where you can:

• EMAIL ME THE INVITATION
  (to yourself), or
• COPY THE INVITATION
  which can then be pasted into your preferred mail program distributed to your guests

Starting a Gathering

Sign in to your account on cemetery.com/virtual-gatherings and click on GATHERINGS on the left menu then select the UPCOMING tab. Locate and select on the Viewneral Gathering you wish to start for the current date. Click START THIS GATHERING.

You will be taken to a viewneral.zoom.us webpage; click Open Zoom Meetings to launch the Zoom app. Another permissions box may appear asking you to Join with Computer Audio which should be chosen.

The Viewneral Gathering has now begun and you are the host.

Letting Guests / Participants Join

Once in the gathering, you will see a video from your camera, and as you hover over the video with your cursor there is a toolbar at the bottom of the screen. This toolbar assists in controlling access, audio and video functions; with the following buttons/functions:

When guests join the Viewneral gathering, they will automatically be placed in the Waiting Room until you actively admit them.

To admit them, click the Participants icon on the toolbar. This will open a panel on the right side of your screen and displays all guests (participants).

Scroll over each guest’s name and click Admit. Or you can scan the entire list and if you would like you can Admit All guests at once. You will now be able to communicate with guests/participants through audio and video.

Any new guests that join will be held in the Waiting Room until you admit them.

Muting Guests / Participants

In some situations, for prayers or eulogies, it is necessary to mute all guests or specific individuals. The Participants panel on the right of the screen provides this control. To mute all, click the Mute All button or click on the microphones next to the guest name to mute an individual.

Ending the Gathering

To end the gathering, click on the END button on the bottom right of the menu bar and click End Meeting for All.