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Any user sharing a webcam can hide their own self-view to reduce the fatigue of watching themselves on camera. Disabling self-view affects only your own display — your webcam continues to broadcast to other users.

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Disable self-view

To disable self-view:
  1. Select the caret next to your name.
  2. Select Disable self-view.
Diview
A placeholder image of yourself appears with an overlay reminding you that your webcam is still active and others see you.
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Enable self-view

To turn self-view back on:
  1. Select the caret next to your name.
  2. Select Enable self-view.
Enview